[svlug] Diffs between 5.0, 5.1, 5.2?

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Wayne Earl (wearl at jps.net):

> Hey guys..I was wondering what is the difference between Redhat 5.0,
> 5.1, and 5.2?

The differences from 5.1 to 5.2 are detailed on Red Hat's product
pages, e.g.: 
http://www.redhat.com/products/product-details.phtml?id=rhl-intel
(Before you ask, no, I don't have the location of a corresponding
5.0 - 5.1 document.)

> My box is 5.0...if I install all the patches on RH's site, is it 
> then a 5.1 box?

(I assume you mean the listed patches for RH 5.0.)  I don't think so.  
It'll just be a decently updated 5.0.

> If not, is there a way to upgrade, via ftp...?

Yes.  ftp _or_ NFS.  You'll need to generate both the boot and
supplemental installation floppies for 5.2, and point your 
installation at a Red Hat mirror site.  More details are in
http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/RHL-5.1-Installation-Guide/manual/

> I thought the REAL difference between installations was the kernel
> version. Will someone please help clear up my confusion?

The first URL, above, should give you the general flavour of the 
differences between minor version numbers.

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