Can yum do any harm to my system?

[Andor Demarteau]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Brian Olesen wrote:

 > Hi Andor,
 > Thanks a bunch for you answer.
 > I'll wait with further updates till I have a simelar system ready.
 > Any way I need a a server for backup purposes, so I gotta do it sooner or
 > later.
no worries mate.

 > Best regards
 > Brian
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Andor Demarteau" <andor at nl.linux.org>
 > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list at redhat.com>
 > Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 8:37 PM
 > Subject: Re: Can yum do any harm to my system?
 >
 >
 > > On Wed, 3 Aug 2005, Brian Olesen wrote:
 > > > Well by damage I mean do thinks that will make my php and sql
 > > > applications
 > > > and other web stuff malfunction. Offcourse I don't mean physically
 > > > damaging
 > > > the system.
 > > in general php is very nice and far backwards-compatible
 > > However, sometiems some functions get depricated and ultimately may be
 > > removed as well.
 > > Also, with a new installastion some security-settings might change asw ell
 > > (i.e. registred_globals)
 > >
 > > In general linux has a good record of backwards-compatibility as far as
 > > I've seen it over the last 7.5 years or so.
 > > But the odd thing might always happen.
 > > If you want to be sure you have to check the changelogs of the
 > > applications before installing them.
 > >
 > > As I'm a debian-user I dunno if this is possible, but always see what the
 > > upgrade is going to change install new/upgrade or posssibly remove.
 > > Specially if you are running on-the-edge unstable versions of your distro.
 > >
 > > If the server is that critical to you, install a second identical system
 > > (identical as in software) and upgrade that one first.
 > > Then check if everything works okay before upgrading the time-critical
 > > system.
 > >
 > > kind regards,
 > > Andor
 > >
 > > > Best regards
 > > > Brian
 > > >
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Andor Demarteau                 E-mail: andor at nl.linux.org
student computer science        www: http://www.nl.linux.org/~andor
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