Re: Taroon-list digest, Vol 1 #1 - 11 msgs

[Clifford Perry <cperry rackspace com>]

I would think that it best to stick with RedHat, grab the mysql src rpm
and rebuild, this will get you the mysql-server rpm package which goes
along with the currently installed and provided mysql, mysql-bench and
mysql-devel packages (3.23.58-1). 

This way, once RedHat accounces what they are exactly
doing/selling/packaging the mysql-server program you should find it easy
to add that channel/entitlement to your systems. Also since your
sticking close to RedHat and rhn, when you see RedHat release updated
mysql client rpms, you know to grab the src rpm and rebuild once more.
Of course this is based on the assumption that RedHat doesnt hack up the
src rpm to stop the building of the mysql-server rpm by yourself. 

Now for the Q about rpm package listing, RedHat site only gives a
highlight version. The best way is to connect to a RedHat ftp mirror
site, because the main RedHat ftp servers are typically being pounded
after an OS release, (such as mirror.rackspace.com) and go the SRPM dir
for the OS and see whats listed or try contacting a RedHat sales person
for a complete listing, or if you have RH ES 2.1, I believe you should
be able to login the RHN web interface, see the RH 3 channel and browse
its information/data. 

A quick Highlight comparing RH ES 2.1 and RH ES 3 of some major apps in
a typical server env. 

Package         RHES 3    	ES 2.1 system 
Kernel          2.4.21          2.4.9
Gcc             3.2.3           2.96
Glibc           2.3.2           2.2.4
rpm             4.2.1           4.0.4
Perl            5.8.0           5.6.1
Php             4.3.2           4.1.2
Python          2.2.3           1.5.2
ImageMagick     5.5.6           5.3.8
Curl            7.10.6          7.8
Xfree86         4.3.0           4.1.0
MySQL           3.23.58         3.23.58
Postgresql      7.3.4           7.1.3
Openssh         3.6.1p1         3.1p1
Apache          Httpd-2.0.46    Apache-1.3.27
openssl         0.9.7a          0.9.6b
Bind            9.2.2           9.2.1
Samba           3.0.0           2.2.7
Sendmail        8.12.10         8.11.6
spamassasin     2.55            Not Installed
Cyrus-sasl      2.1.15          1.5.24
wu-ftpd         Not Installed   2.6.1
Vsftpd          1.2.0           Not Installed
ncftp           Not Installed   3.0.3
lftp            2.6.3           Not Installed
webalizer       2.01            2.01
Java            IBMJava2-SDK-1.4.1-9    IBMJava2-SDK-1.3.1

Other packages which are gone include pine, lynx, tripwire, anacron &
mailman
Other packages which are new (compared to ES 2.1) include nano, elinks &
squirrelmail

Cliff. 


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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:34:11 -0500
> From: Ed Wilts <ewilts ewilts org>
> To: taroon-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: Package list
> Organization: (ewilts)
> Reply-To: taroon-list redhat com
> 
> On Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 05:16:01PM -0500, Jason Gilbert wrote:
> > For a developer who doesn't need support and uses mysql-server, what
> > is the recommended distro as an upgrade to RHL 9 (which included
> > mysql-server)?  Is the only solution to download the SRPM and
> > recompile?  Seems a bit unnecessarilly inefficient.
> 
> It depends on what level of support and lifecycle you want.  You could
> run Fedora which I am assuming will include mysql-server.  You have
> essentially no support and a short life cycle.
> 
> You could run Red Hat Professional Workstation, and add mysql-server
> yourself by either grabbing the srpm or getting the mysql sources and
> rebuilding, or by getting a binary rpm from someplace else (Fedora or
> other distros, or from the mysql site).  You have a multi-year lifecyle.
> 
> You could get RHEL WS, ES, or AS and add mysql-server yourself.
> 
> You could get the separate layered product, but I believe we're waiting
> for more details on what this entails.
> 
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> Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
> mailto:ewilts ewilts org
> Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program
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