Click to See Complete Forum and Search --> : What are the differences between RH6.2 and RH7?


Silent Bob
07-02-2001, 11:19 AM
Are there any differences between RH6.2 and RH7? The product that is being developed in work needs to work with both RH6.2 and RH7.
I have RH7 installed on the box at the moment.

Is it a case of needing to install RH6.2 on a different disk and dual-boot the two OS's to be able to test them properly or would it just be a case of switching between two different kernels at startup?

thanks

pbharris
07-02-2001, 01:45 PM
the kernel (both 2.2 based)
rh 7 uses xinetd insteat of inetd
a few other small differences.

EyesWideOpen
07-02-2001, 02:03 PM
Here is a list of the new features in Red Hat 7.0 from version 6.2.
http://www.redhat.com/products/software/linux/rhl7_new_features.html

Silent Bob
07-03-2001, 03:36 AM
Thanks for the replies.

I think I'll go for getting another HD and installing RH6.2 onto it, just to make sure that what we are testing on is a bona fide RH6.2 system.