No centOS forum here, but questions regarding centOS5.3, closest cousin to RH?

linus72 · 07-20-2009, 10:27 AM

Guys
don't know what to do
Fedora 11?
CentOS-5.3?
Both?

I want to take the rhce, after I'm comfortble with RedHat

So, I need a free version of redhat
which is either fedora 11 or centos-5.3 right?

sorry, if I shoulda posted this elsewhere

Which one is gonna be closer to true redhat?
and if centos-5.3
how do I install from the livecd?
I can't find the installer?
thanks

repo · 07-20-2009, 10:37 AM

You're better off using CentOS (centos.org), which is a 'binary equivalent' of RHEL.
While it is not a RedHat Inc product, it is virtually identical to RHEL, and probably better suited to your needs.
However,
If you take the RHCT, RHCE or RHCA exam, you need to know things about RHEL. Going to a course can't be replaced by using a distro.
A good start would be to use
http://www.amazon.com/Certified-Engi...7525270&sr=8-1

What you should study:
http://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/prep_guide/

linus72 · 07-20-2009, 10:42 AM

thanks Repo

Curiously, I just read this from a lxer post

Quote:

CentOS 5.x is based largely on Fedora 6, now more than two and a half years old and largely viewed as obsolete.

that's from here
http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?is...090720#feature

that doesn't sound good?

anyway
My real objective is to learn the SYNTAX of RedHat

you know, like with Ubuntu, sudo su, sudoers, etc

like I've never used yum, rpm's etc
so, I need to get familiar with it
one of them

both?

repo · 07-20-2009, 10:48 AM

Quote:

My real objective is to learn the SYNTAX of RedHat

Then you can use both
You already have fedora on usb, if my memory is correct, so you can use that.
For the exam however,
You need to know more then that.
http://www.redhat.com/certification/rhce/prep_guide/

linus72 · 07-20-2009, 01:07 PM

Thanks
that's great info...

LOL, I'm going ace that test dude
I wonder if Mr Hand is gonna be the teacher?*

chrism01 · 07-20-2009, 11:46 PM

Re Fedora / Centos comparison; ignore, it's irrelevant and 'wrong'

1. centos = RHEL (rebadged and free, but same code etc) ie RHEL 5.3 (latest) = centos 5.3
2. Fedora is the bleeding edge test/dev distro for stuff that will end up in RHEL (and thus centos).
You can't really compare Fedora to RHEL.

custangro · 07-22-2009, 08:51 PM

FWIW I used CentOS to get my RHCE...

The first time I saw RHEL was when I took my test...so is CentOS the same as RHEL? My RHCE says so

linus72 · 07-22-2009, 08:57 PM

Your the man custangro!

lazlow · 07-22-2009, 10:22 PM

For all intents and purposes RHEL/Centos5 is FC6 with CURRENT security updates and hardware support. RHEL/Centos5.0 was based on FC6. While it is fair to say that its backbone is older than Fedora 11(it is), it is not fair to say that it is obsolete. Basically Fedora is the test bed for new technology(thus bleeding edge) that may(or may not) wind up in RHEL/Centos. RHEL/Centos4 was based on FC3. RHEL/Centos6 WAS scheduled to be based on Fedora9, however it proved to be far to buggy(as did F10). It LOOKs like RHEL/Cenots6 MAY be based on F11, assuming no major issues occur with F11. RHEL stands for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, this means that it HAS to be very stable. By very definition this means that it will lag behind Fedora (bleeding edge) by a few generations.

IF RHEL6 is basically just a copy (like RHEL5.0/FC6) of a newer Fedora release(F11?) it will probably be the largest jump the RHEL has ever made. Just the elimination of hdX drive designation (in favor of sdX for everything, pata and sata) will be huge jump and there are many such jumps between FC6 and F11(RHEL5 and RHEL6?).