[Linux] RHEL vs CentOS feedback

[Nicholas Saraniti]

Larry,

What version of RHEL?

Cent OS defaults to YUM, and YUM can be installed on RHEL.

Additionally, I don't think that you need RPM's to update modules from 
PECL/PEAR.

Depending upon your distro, you should be able to just type "pear 
install <package>"

see: pear.php.net and pecl.php.net

Lawrence Kagan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm acquiring a new managed server at RackSpace.  They seem very 
> flexible with respect to using any linux distro I choose.   If I want 
> to take advantage of their MySQL backup service, I need to use either 
> RHEL or CentOS.  It's been a while since I've used an rpm-based 
> system.  I have a few questions that I'd like to get some feedback on:
>
> 1) What package managers are those two using now and how is 
> performance of those package managers compared to a few years ago.
>
> 2) How up-to-date are packages?
>
> 3) Does one distro generally have a larger selection of packages than 
> the other?  My specific concerns lie in the availability of some of 
> the less used PHP modules that may not be installable via pecl.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Larry Kagan
> Superiocity, Inc.
> www.superiocity.com
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