About ubuntu server packages

[carlopmart]

Leonel Nunez wrote:
>> Joao Inacio wrote:
>>> On 7/25/07, Soren Hansen <soren at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2007 at 08:20:00PM +0200, carlopmart wrote:
>>>>> I would like to migrate my centos 4 servers to ubuntu LTS 8.04 when it
>>>>> will be released to build xen robust servers using redhat cluster
>>>>> suite.  But I find a problem: how can I see which package have 5 years
>>>>> support and not 3?? Why ubuntu server doesn't use separate repos like
>>>>> rhel does??
>>>> They are separated. Only the LTS releases have 5 years or support and
>>>> generally only the packages in the main component.  Can you specify
>>>> what
>>>> it is exactly you find unclear?
>>>>
>>> Unclear is the fact that because both the desktop LTS releases (3
>>> years support) and server (5 years support) share the same (main)
>>> repos, there isn't a clear and easy way to tell what support term a
>>> certain package has once installed.
>>>
>>>
>> I agree competly with Joao. If Canonical/Ubuntu wants to have greater
>> presence in corporate's environments it would have to do something about
>> this.
>>
>> But returning to initial question: how can I configure apt to update or
>> install only server packages with no need to be verifying whenever if a
>> package belongs to the server or desktop ??
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
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> 
> I really don't know .. but I know  ALL software has bugs
> on the server side I care for the packages that are working with the net
> as  Bind , apache , postfix, ssh, pop and imap
> 
> Those packages are in main and it's clear they are from the server and
> will be updated
> 
> After reading :
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityUpdateProcedures
> 
> I can tell that  Ubuntu LTS  in the server side will have updates for the
> most important packages ( LAMP Bind Postfix PostgreSQL , pop3 , imap )
> 
> Leonel
> 
> 
> 
Clear? Are you sure about this? In the case of these packages yes, but 
what about system-config-cluster package?. Redhat cluster suite is part 
of server but this package not (when on rhel is part of cluster suite). 
I can think that package is supported by server repository because it is 
a server software component (desktops are not used for this type of 
cluster), but surprise!!, it isn't. then I need to consult everytime 
ubuntu server's list packages ... This is really stupid when it is 
possible to be made two separate repos: one for the server and another 
for the workstation. Why Ubuntu developers (or Canociacl, I don't know) 
can't do this???

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