[BlueOnyx:01994] Re: Getting up to speed on Blue Onyx

[dnk]

Ok, so a simple yum update should take care of the existing server and
keep it patched then.

I will advise the company to consider upgrading, but i just wanted to
get it covered for the immediate threats.

DK'
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On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ
Internet<cobaltfacts at virtbiz.com> wrote:
> Hi DK... see below:
>
> dnk wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I have recently had a Blue Quartz (Nuonce installer) dropped into my
>> lap, and i need to become familiar with this community again. Now i
>> see that Nuonce is no longer around, and they point people over to
>> here.
>
> Nuonce isn't, but the BlueQuartz project (which ran/runs independently
> of Nuonce) arguably is.  There just hasn't been a lot of innovation or
> updates there.   But the list is still active, and CentOS is still
> putting out patches/updates on CentOS 4.
>
>>>From what I can gather, Blue Onyx is just a fork, and open source as
>> BQ was, and anyone can download and use it. Please correct me if I am
>> incorrect (IE licensing fees, etc).
>
> You're correct.   BlueOnyx is everything BlueQuartz was and then some,
> but retains the same licensing structure.
>
>> Now if the above statement is true, is there a migration path? I
>> noticed on the home page that there is some sort of upgrader
>> script/installer coming. Is there an ETA on that? I am sorry if this
>> has already been covered. I looked through the archives, but there
>> seems to be no search option.
>
> There is no such installer, and any development for an "upgrader" is on
> a far back burner.   This is largely due to the fact that BQ runs on
> CentOS 4 and BX runs on CentOS 5.   As has been mentioned previously,
> that's not for the faint of heart and in most cases should likely be
> avoided.
>
> Of course, it's very simple to migrate a BQ system to BX, and with
> hardware being so affordable and dedicated server providers being so
> reasonably priced (cheap non-plug) it's fairly trivial to CMUExport from
> BQ and CMUImport to BX.
>
>> Is there any security updates still being done for the BQ (nuonce
>> installer) that I can use until I can get this box updated to Blue
>> Onyx?
>
> Of course.   BlueQuartz will update off the CentOS4 repos, and as far as
> the BlueQuartz side goes, you can use one of the BQ mirrors in the event
> that the main BlueQuartz server goes MIA (again).
>
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