Hello,
I'm looking for some generally recommendations for repos that I should enable on my CentOS 7 environments, to keep the binaries as up-to-date as possible with the latest stable releases.
I'm also looking for recommendations on repos that I should enable to make sure I have the latest releases of:
Oracle Java 8
Open VM Tools
Postfix
PostgreSQL client and server
Any feedback is appreciated!
Recommendations for most common repos to enable for CentOS 7?
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Re: Recommendations for most common repos to enable for CentOS 7?
For Oracle java, you won't find anyone redistributing that as Oracle's license conditions forbid it. The only place you'll get that (other than Oracle) is by buying a RHEL subscription as they have a redistribution agreement with them and it's available in a separate channel.
Otherwise you should be aware that CentOS doesn't do latest. It does stable. This is inherited from RHEL and the other 3 things you mention are all part of the base and updates repos. Those are inherited from RHEL and thus are covered by their backporting policy https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting
Otherwise you should be aware that CentOS doesn't do latest. It does stable. This is inherited from RHEL and the other 3 things you mention are all part of the base and updates repos. Those are inherited from RHEL and thus are covered by their backporting policy https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/backporting
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postfix.x86_64 2:2.10.1-6.el7 @anaconda
open-vm-tools.x86_64 10.1.5-3.el7 base
postgresql.i686 9.2.23-1.el7_4 updates
postgresql.x86_64 9.2.23-1.el7_4 updates
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
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Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke
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Re: Recommendations for most common repos to enable for CentOS 7?
I've recently returned to the RH based realm after a 10 year hiatus to the Debian way of life. I find it weird that there isn't a repo for Oracle Java since there has been in the Debian realm for many years now (Example https://launchpad.net/~webupd8team/+archive/ubuntu/java).
I guess there's something fundamentally permissive for Oracles license with it comes to how Debian/Ubuntu PPAs work? Too bad it's not available for CentOS. Since Java apps are one of my main things, this is almost a deal-breaker for me. Certainly I can manually (Ansibly) manage this, and I will, but I'm rather disappointed.
I guess there's something fundamentally permissive for Oracles license with it comes to how Debian/Ubuntu PPAs work? Too bad it's not available for CentOS. Since Java apps are one of my main things, this is almost a deal-breaker for me. Certainly I can manually (Ansibly) manage this, and I will, but I'm rather disappointed.