Convert RedHat 5.x to CentOS 5.x

Mindwatering Incorporated

Author: Tripp W Black

Created: 09/08/2010 at 12:13 AM

 

Category:
Linux
Configuration

Issue:
How to convert a RedHat 5.x server to a CentOS 5.x server.

Solution:
Perform the following to convert a RedHat 5.5 release to a CentOS 5.5 release.

Note:
For future point releases simply find out the current version numbers for the packages at:
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/


# yum clean all
...
# mkdir /usr/src/centos
# cd /usr/src/centos
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/centos-release-5-5.el5.centos.i386.rpm
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/centos-release-notes-5.5-0.i386.rpm
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/python-iniparse-0.2.3-4.el5.noarch.rpm
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/yum-3.2.22-26.el5.centos.noarch.rpm
...
# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/yum-updatesd-0.9-2.el5.noarch.rpm
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# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-14.el5.centos.1.noarch.rpm
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# wget http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5/os/i386/CentOS/yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos.i386.rpm
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# rpm –-import RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5
# /bin/rpm -e --nodeps redhat-release
# /bin/rpm -e --nodeps rhn-client-tools
# /bin/rpm -e --nodeps yum-rhn-plugin
# rpm -Uvh --force cent*.rpm
...
# rpm -Uvh --force python*.rpm
...
# rpm -Uvh --force yum*.rpm
# yum upgrade

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