Re: how to install yum in RH enterprise ??

Hi.. Does it mean that even I installed yum in RHEL, I
still cannot use "yum update httpd" to update the
httpd to the latest version for RHEL right ?

Then what is the point to install yum in RHEL?  

--- Ed Wilts <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, May 24, 2006 at 06:12:57AM -0700, Leuy
> Eeelyu wrote:
> > Beside may I know whether I can use yum to replace
> up2date to update
> > the EL system without paying the RHN Fees that
> required by up2date?  
> 
> No.  The binaries are not freely distributable.  The
> only place you'll
> find RHEL binaries is on RHN for which a
> subscription is required.
> 
> > Now, the subcription has expired, so if yum is
> installed in EL, I can
> > just use "yum update all" as in FC to update the
> EL system right ?
> > Then why need to pay the RHN fees for EL?   Why
> yum is installed in FC
> > but not in EL ?  
> 
> FC binaries are freely distributable.  RHEL binaries
> are not.  There are
> no RHEL repositories for yum to point at.
> 
> There are projects out there that rebuild the RHEL
> source rpms and get
> you close to RHEL but you won't have a true RHEL
> distribution when
> you're done.   One of these could, however, be close
> enough for what
> your business requirements are (i.e. no commercial
> support, a lag in
> security update availability, possible bugs that
> aren't there in RHEL,
> and possible 3rd party software incompatibility
> issues).
> 
>         .../Ed
> 
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