About ubuntu server packages

[carlopmart]

Leonel Nunez wrote:
>> 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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> 
> 
> according to the posted list  by Kees Cook
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-archive/germinate-output/dapper/server
> 
> that package is on the server
> 
> but yes .. It would be great to have that distinction between  server an
> desktop packages that  are on the  "GRAY ZONE" I mean  there are packages
> that is clear what are from desktop and server but some others not
> 
> 
> Leonel
> 
> 
> 
Sorry Leonel but not. system-config-cluster doesn't appears on server 
package list. All other components of redhat-cluster-suite yes.

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