CentOS 7 Minimal - differing distrobutions

[JaredBusch]

Such a pain in the ass that things cannot actually BE the same...

I just downloaded a new copy of CentOS 7 and noticed that it did not have the 1511 tag. So I went directly to a mirror and downloaded the version there.

It is obviously not 1511 if it is a rolling release that is updated monthly.

[DustinB3403]

What is different between those without the 1511 tag, and those with?

[JaredBusch]

@DustinB3403 said:

What is different between those without the 1511 tag, and those with?

The non tagged is the monthly rolling updated ISO.

[DustinB3403]

Ah.

I didn't know that.

[travisdh1]

@DustinB3403 said:

Ah.

I didn't know that.

After running an update it should end up exactly the same.

[JaredBusch]

@travisdh1 said:

@DustinB3403 said:

Ah.

I didn't know that.

After running an update it should end up exactly the same.

That is not my issue

This is my issue. Differences in the base installed packages.

We had a whole thread (or section of a thread) on this subject a while back because in 1511 firewalld was not installed by default.

Last login: Tue Mar  1 15:16:39 2016
[root@localhost ~]# yum install firewalld
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
base                                                                                           | 3.6 kB  00:00:00
extras                                                                                         | 3.4 kB  00:00:00
updates                                                                                        | 3.4 kB  00:00:00
(1/4): extras/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                              | 101 kB  00:00:01
(2/4): base/7/x86_64/group_gz                                                                  | 155 kB  00:00:01
(3/4): updates/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                             | 3.1 MB  00:00:03
(4/4): base/7/x86_64/primary_db                                                                | 5.3 MB  00:00:07
Determining fastest mirrors
 * base: centos.mbni.med.umich.edu
 * extras: mirrors.gigenet.com
 * updates: mirror.nexcess.net
Package firewalld-0.3.9-14.el7.noarch already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ~]#

[scottalanmiller]

What the heck. Argh. This is not a good way for them to handle this.

[travisdh1]

@JaredBusch Ah yes, I forgot about that one. Guess I've spoiled myself by using a base image for 90% of the stuff I roll out now.

[Alex Sage]

Did this start before or after CentOS came back in house?

[scottalanmiller]

@aaronstuder said:

Did this start before or after CentOS came back in house?

I don't understand the question. Or the wink.

[Alex Sage]

@scottalanmiller Didn't Red Hat take Centos back in house?

[scottalanmiller]

@aaronstuder said:

@scottalanmiller Didn't Red Hat take Centos back in house?

That's a weird way to say it. "Back" would imply that they used to be in house. CentOS was a third party and Red Hat bought them.