On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Todd Black wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have just installed RH6.1 so i went to the RH webpage and started
> downloading all the security updates. I've noticed as you get into the
> more recent files it only list's file for 5.2 or 6.2, even though I've
> gone to the 6.1 errata.
>
> Downloading 5.2 files seems like a dumb thing to do but will the 6.2 ones
> work or will they screw the system?
>
> I was thinking of going out and getting the 6.2 cd and doing an upgrade.
> has anyone had success/failure doing an upgrade (I've already setup my
> users and some applications) or should I format the drive and start from
> scratch?
>
> Thanks
> Todd
>
The 6.2 updates will work fine with 6.1 in most cases. The 5.2 updates
will probably cause problems on a 6.1 system. Normaly, RedHat only builds
the updates for the latest in the series, and they work for all the
sublevels. IE 5.2 updates normaly work for 5.1 and 5.0, 6.2 will work
with 6.1 and 6.0. When 7.0 is released, if Red Hat follows past patterns,
they will stop building for 5.2, and will just support 6.2, and the 7.X
series.
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