RHEL 7.4 is Out; CentOS 7.4 Can't Be Too Far Behind
Posted: 2017/08/04 10:18:04
My Buddy just tipped me off that RHEL 7.4 is now out, that means CentOS 7.4 can't be too far behind, and time for me to start making preparations for the Upgrade from 7.3 --> 7.4.
I noticed that there apparently are a lot of new goodies in RHEL 7.4. Can I simply "roll over" 7.3 --> 7.4 via yum (which would be the easiest way), or will these new goodies conflict with all my currently installed programs, or will they simply be updated at the same time?? Or is it advised that I bite the bullet and do a Fresh Install and start from scratch? Will /var/lib/yum be wiped out and the NEW packages for 7.4 be installed, or will I still have whatever packages from 7.2 and 7.3 still in /var/lib/yum/yumdb?
I noticed that RH has done something with AUDIT -- this was the thing that almost ate up my entire /var partition and which I fixed by switching from gdm --> sddm. Assuming -- which might be a BIG mistake -- that I can simply "roll over" the machine from 7.3 --> 7.4 will all my custom fixes, get wiped out and will I be forced back into gdm?!?
Finally does any one know what the latest kernel series is going to be, and what version of KDE is going to be used (since I use KDE not GNOME)??
I tried to do a package search on RHEL 7.4 and came up blank, and there was ZERO on KDE. Any idea where I can find a list of the packages that will be found in 7.4?
Are the prospects good that CentOS 7.4 will be released sometime by late September or early October?!?
Any advice you can provide would be helpful.
Thanks
I noticed that there apparently are a lot of new goodies in RHEL 7.4. Can I simply "roll over" 7.3 --> 7.4 via yum (which would be the easiest way), or will these new goodies conflict with all my currently installed programs, or will they simply be updated at the same time?? Or is it advised that I bite the bullet and do a Fresh Install and start from scratch? Will /var/lib/yum be wiped out and the NEW packages for 7.4 be installed, or will I still have whatever packages from 7.2 and 7.3 still in /var/lib/yum/yumdb?
I noticed that RH has done something with AUDIT -- this was the thing that almost ate up my entire /var partition and which I fixed by switching from gdm --> sddm. Assuming -- which might be a BIG mistake -- that I can simply "roll over" the machine from 7.3 --> 7.4 will all my custom fixes, get wiped out and will I be forced back into gdm?!?
Finally does any one know what the latest kernel series is going to be, and what version of KDE is going to be used (since I use KDE not GNOME)??
I tried to do a package search on RHEL 7.4 and came up blank, and there was ZERO on KDE. Any idea where I can find a list of the packages that will be found in 7.4?
Are the prospects good that CentOS 7.4 will be released sometime by late September or early October?!?
Any advice you can provide would be helpful.
Thanks