[Leaplist] [1/2] CentOS install -- Sysreport v. SOS

[Hank Lambert]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> I.e., the reason why you're getting the error is because it's trying
> to keep sysreport while it installs sos.
>   
OK, that makes sense.
> NOTE:  update v. upgrade is completely different for apt-get.  It's a
> common mistake most Debian users make when new to yum-based systems,
> such as Yellow Dog (the originator of the tool), Fedora, RHEL
> (CentOS), etc...
>   
Thanks. I had already gotten it mixed up until I just read this.

> First off, try to always use "yum remove" instead of "rpm -e".
>   
OK, good to know. Is that the same as using apt instead of dpkg?
> Again, either you misread the forum or someone stupidly typed
> "syslog" instead of "sysreport."  That was a major typo.  ;)
>   
Very likely I misread it. The server is going to be a headless server, 
so I have a really bad CRT hooked up temporarily.
> Er, um, you need to do the following:  
>   # yum remove sysreport
>   # yum install syslog
>   # yum update
> If the last command fails dependencies, then try:  
>   # yum upgrade
>
>   
Will do. Thanks for the help.

Hank