[WBEL-devel] Re: How to get the RHEL Errata?

[Johnny Hughes]

I have also been able to build all the updates from
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS
on a WBEL box with "ALL" install ... I don't have any place to make them
available for download, but I would be glad to upload them to a
repository if someone has one available ... maybe at the NCSU site (if
we could create a directory like /pub/whitebox/3.0-RC1/en/updates/ ) or
maybe we just want to wait until the final version is released...

Johnny Hughes

On Sun, 2003-11-23 at 16:09, donavan nelson wrote:
> The sources area available from
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/updates/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS
> 
> Of course these have to be installed, rebuilt and the resulting binary
> packages installed.
> 
> I'm hoping to have a WBEL binary update repository available in the near
> future.  I have successfully built all RHEL errata on an "everything"
> installed WBEL.
> 
> .dn
> 
> --
> Donavan Nelson
> 4wx Networks
> www.4wx.net
> 
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Imre Solti <isolti@mail2.vcu.edu>
> To: whitebox-devel@beau.org
> Sent: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:16:52 -0500
> Subject: How to get the RHEL Errata?
> 
> > Having a linux distro that is compatible with the RH errata packages 
> > is great idea.
> > 
> > First question. I understand that the original Whiteboxlinux
> > 
> > (WBL from now on) is (or supposed to be) equivalent with RHEL 
> > original installation and if we keep up with the RHEL errata 
> > packages then WBL will be always equivalent as RHEL. But how can we 
> > get the RHEL official errata packages? On their errata site, for example:
> > https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2003-308.html
> > the packages (both binaries and sources) are unlinked and claimed to 
> > be avialable only from the RH Network with up2date. "(The unlinked packages
> > above are only available from the Red Hat Network)"
> > 
> > So, should we WBL users (if want to stay within the limits of 
> > legality) subscribe at least one of our machines to RHEL-RHN and 
> > then get the errata source with up2date and install on other 
> > machines that are WBL boxes after building the errata from source? 
> > Or is there a non-advertised public link on the RH site where we can 
> > download the errata?
> > 
> > Second question. Is there an archive for this list?
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Imre
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