[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Creating an APT-GET Mirror -- APT/YUM for Red Hat Linux 7.3

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 11:46, Dennis wrote:
> To add a little clarification, I have the students presently install RH 
> 7.2 full install - only because a full install takes about 1 hour.

Did you mean Red Hat Linux 7.3 (?).
That is still supported by Red Hat c/o Fedora Legacy.

> Full installation of RH 9 or Fedora requires in excess of 3 hours - way to 
> long for class installation.  The hopeful intent is for the class to do 
> a minimum installation of Fedora, then apt-get (yum) any other (server) 
> applications required for the course.  Thus the install time would be 
> minimum, realistic updating of a server using apt-get (yum) .  One of my 
> objectives is to have the students learn that Linux serves as a server, 
> one has an alternative to MS.

Fedora Extras doesn't have any packages for RHL7.3.
But Fedora Legacy _does_ release updates for RHL7.3 via both APT and
YUM.

  http://www.fedoralegacy.org  


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