upgrade question

[Michael A. Peters]

Peter Horst wrote:
> I'm looking for opinions/feedback: I've got a CLI-only fc5 machine 
> sitting here.  I would like to use it for two things - serving simple 
> webpages (no scripts, no nothing); and running sshd.
> 
> Would it be more or less arduous/dangerous/unwise to:
> 
> 1. upgrade the whole thing to the current fc release OR
> 2. upgrade manually the:
>    a. webserver
>    b. kernel
>    c. sshd server
> 
> Opinions?  Any feedback gratefully received.
> 

Backup your data and install CentOS - it has a much longer support span, 
and being cli only - you don't need the fancy graphical apps of a Fedora 
release.

Install CentOS 5.1 and you can leave it alone for a very long time, it 
will take care of updates for years.

Given that you only want cli stuff - unless you are on dialup I'd 
recommend just downloading the CentOS 5.1 boot.iso and do a http 
install, so you don't have to download several gigs worth of bits on a 
DVD iso that you'll never use.

If you are on dialup, find someone nice to send you the DVD (or CD set).