On Friday, August 12, 2011 12:50:12 carlopmart wrote:
> On 08/12/2011 12:22 PM, Morten Stevens wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:58:19 +0200, carlopmart wrote:
> >> Thanks Andreas, but security updates are applied?? For example, last
> >> kernel version for SL6.0 is kernel-2.6.32-71.29.1, and for SL6.1 is
> >> 2.6.32-131.6.1. When I will launch "yum update", kernel will updated
> >> with 71.29.1 version or with 131.6.1 version?? It is only an example,
> >> but I am referrering to all packages for SL6.0 version ...
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > After yum update the kernel will be updated to 2.6.32-131.6.1. (SL6.1)
> > Otherwise you would have to exclude the kernel update in your yum
> > configuration.
> > 
> > For example:
> > 
> > /etc/yum.conf
> > exclude=kernel*
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 
> > Morten
> 
> After read your mail, Is it correct to say: "you can't stay at SL6.0
> with security updates applied. Always, you will be upgraded to latest
> SL6.x + security patches", right??

no. Your notion of upgrade/security fix is a bit different from RH/SL.

There simply is no such thing as an updated 2.6.32-71.29.1 kernel. That's what 
kernel 2.6.32-131.6.1 is.

If you install 6.0 and only do "yum update", you will never automatically go 
to 6.1. You will get security fixes, but no new features like for instance 
some new RH tech preview stuff.

As I said before, if you really need a specific version of a package, you 
should exclude it in the yum config. Of course, you won't get security 
updates, since that is a version change.

	Cheers,

		Andreas