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Re: Staying with SL6.0 without updating to SL6.1
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Morten Stevens <[log in to unmask]>
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Morten Stevens <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:41:32 +0200
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:17:01 +0200, carlopmart wrote:

> Thanks Morten, but I don't understand how. Another example: glibc.
> For SL6.0 version last update package is glibc-2.12-1.7.el6_0.5 and
> for SL6.1 is glibc-2.12-1.25 ...
>
> If I mix security patches from SL6.1 under a SL6.0 base distro, I
> will have serious problems, I think ...

Note: SL6.1 is based on 6.0. SL6.1 is more of a service pack. 
(bugfixes, security updates, but no fundamental changes)

The probability that this causes problems is very low.

Nevertheless, I would always recommend to use the latest release. (6.1)

Best regards,

Morten

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