looking for redhat-release file from RHEL5Ux

Steven A. DuChene linux-clusters at mindspring.com
Fri Oct 16 20:51:44 MST 2009


I was able to get what I needed from the redhat-release SRPM
as Craig suggested. Thanks all!

-----Original Message-----
>From: "der.hans" <PLUGd at LuftHans.com>
>Sent: Oct 16, 2009 11:43 PM
>To: "Steven A. DuChene" <linux-clusters at mindspring.com>, Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>Subject: Re: looking for redhat-release file from RHEL5Ux
>
>Am 16. Okt, 2009 schwätzte Steven A. DuChene so:
>
>moin moin Steven,
>
>> I am trying to write a script that parses a redhat-release file
>> and I need such a file from RHEL5U1 or RHEL5U2 or RHEL5U3
>
>You should probably switch to using lsb_release instead anyway :).
>
>That should give you enough release info and a standard format.
>
>No LSB modules are available.
>Distributor ID: Ubuntu
>Description:    Ubuntu 9.04
>Release:        9.04
>Codename:       jaunty
>
>LSB Version: :core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:desktop-3.1-ia32:desktop-3.1-noarch:desktop-3.2-ia32:desktop-3.2-noarch
>Description:    Fedora release 11 (Leonidas)
>Release:        11
>Distributor ID: Fedora
>Codename:       Leonidas
>
>I don't have a CentOS or RHEL image on the air right now, or I'd show you
>that as well. Had to beg for the Fedora output :).
>
>> I have the same file from CentOS5 but I need the same thing
>> from one of the actual RHEL5 releases detailed above.
>
>Maybe Curtis or Akash will PM you with the info.
>
>ciao,
>
>der.hans
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