How current are rpm and yum repositories

LaoTzu · 11-19-2008, 08:35 PM

I am fairly new to Linux and have always been unclear about how current rpm and yum repositories are. For example, I am currently on PHP 5.1.6 and FC6. I tried to update to the latest PHP 5.2.6 but when I ran "yum update php", it didn't find any update. Is this because the rpm/yum repositories are not yet updated to include the latest PHP 5.2.6 version or is it something else? Any insights will be much appreciated.

billymayday · 11-19-2008, 08:42 PM

FC6 is no longer supported is your problem. F8 support will drop off towards the end of this year as well. Fedora only runs a 13 month or so support cycle, given it's nature as a development platform.

HTH

LaoTzu · 11-19-2008, 08:57 PM

Just so I am clear, by FC6 no longer being supported, you mean that it is no longer supported by the Fedora project? Is that when repositories stop getting updated? I thought that all versions of Fedora Core point to the same repositories but I guess not.

billymayday · 11-19-2008, 09:07 PM

Yes - it is no longer supported.

Each version has its own repos.

LaoTzu · 11-19-2008, 09:49 PM

Re: each version has its own repositories, is that true for all flavors of Linux? If so, which flavor has the longest support cycle? I can choose from the following: Fedora, Ubuntu, Centos, Debian, Gentoo.

Thanks for your insights, it's been very helpful.