Red Hat 5 - fedora equivalent

[JJAussie]

Hi,
I am trying to find out the equivalent versions of the Red Hat and Fedora, for e.g. what is the equivalent version of Fedora for Red Hat 5 ??

Is this listed anyware ???

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers
Jeff

[oz]

There really isn't an equivalent between the two distributions, and there isn't meant to be. The latest Fedora release is version 11 and the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux release is version 5.3.

CentOS would be the closest thing to an equivalent of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but it's not totally the same as RHEL, either, as there are some minor differences.

[meton_magis]

There seems to be a persistent mindset that RHEL is somehow built off of a specific release of fedora. This is not accurate. New applications, and new releases are tested in fedora, sometimes more bleedine edge then others, but fedora seems to be the frontrunner (of the major distros) in testing out new things, and developing new ideas.

RHEL, takes stable and tested releases of applications, and packages them together into a release. It doesn't try to match any release of fedora, it just uses what is stable and proven.

[daark.child]

RHEL 5.x is mostly compatible with Fedora core 6 (Some would argue that its based on Fedora core 6).

[meton_magis]

RHEL 5.x is mostly compatible with Fedora core 6 (Some would argue that its based on Fedora core 6).

What do you mean "compatible" ? I hear a lot of people trying to make this comparison, and I have no idea how RHEL 5 coming out right after FC6 makes them related at all.

HOW are they "compatible?"

[daark.child]

What do you mean "compatible" ? I hear a lot of people trying to make this comparison, and I have no idea how RHEL 5 coming out right after FC6 makes them related at all.

HOW are they "compatible?"

Most packages from Fedora 6 will just work on RHEL 5 amongst other things and they have more or less the same features. A quick search on google for "RHEL 5"+"Fedora 6" brings up quite a few articles from Fedora/Red Hat developers and others that suggest that RHEL 5 is based on Fedora 6. Another guide for tracking Fedora and Red Hat releases is here.

[oz]

Red Hat 5 - fedora equivalent

Just to clear up any confusion that might exist for the OP, I agree with what everyone has said here, but would like to point out that there is a difference between compatible and equivalent.

I still think CentOS 5 comes the closest to be an equivalent of RHEL 5, but even it's not an exact equivalent.

[sumasage]

My company is looking to migrate our servers to Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a couple of years. I'm trying to learn RHEL so i can keep up when the time come.

Thinking that RHEL is free so went to the site and download just to find out that i need to purchase a subscription Currently i dont have that much money to spend on a year subscription so my questions are:

- What happen if i use the trial of RHEL? What will happen at the end of 30 days? does the OS just "cut" me off from using it?

- Which one, CentOS or Fedora Core, be a good for my learning enviorment? I'm looking to setup a home server enviorment (DHCP, FTP, Web, DNS, file, etc..).

- Can FC 12 be config into a "server"? I looked at the FC site and it seem to be more of a "desktop/workstation" enviroment. I did the live CD also and it seem to be more desktop system. I assume i can download more "server" type software and "convert" it into a server. Hopefully you guys will be able to tell me more on this.

Thanks.

[oz]

- Which one, CentOS or Fedora Core, be a good for my learning enviorment? I'm looking to setup a home server enviorment (DHCP, FTP, Web, DNS, file, etc..).

Either should work, but as indicated above, CentOS is probably closer to being the same thing as RHEL.

- Can FC 12 be config into a "server"? I looked at the FC site and it seem to be more of a "desktop/workstation" enviroment. I did the live CD also and it seem to be more desktop system. I assume i can download more "server" type software and "convert" it into a server.

Yes, FC12 can configured as a server.

Welcome to the forums, by the way!

[reed9]

There is also Scientific Linux, which is another clone of the RHEL.

The heart of both CentOS and Scientific Linux is Red Hat Enterprise Linux recompiled from source.

Any linux distribution can function as a server. Here's an article from a fellow running TinyCore, a whole distro in all of 10MB, as a web server.