Topic: Enable test repo's

[Paspv]

I have looked to "Backup with DAR" on a testserver and I like it a lot. As far as I can see it has all what I need. To install it you have to enable 2 test repo's:

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yum --enablerepo=smetest --enablerepo=smeupdates-testing upgrade e-smith-backup
How "bad" is this on a production server? After this installation, are there any other packages of SME Server which automatically updates from these repo's, or are they only enabled for this Contrib? Should I disable these repo's after the installation?

Thanks in advance.

Patrick

[janet]

Paspv

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yum --enablerepo=smetest --enablerepo=smeupdates-testing upgrade e-smith-backup
That command just enables those repos for that one off upgrade and to obtain the particular package specified (and any dependencies).
They are not permanently enabled for general upgrades.
They only get used if you specify them with the --enablerepo= switch

[cactus]

How "bad" is this on a production server?

Packages in smetest are not tested, as those packages are most of the times waiting to be verified after a bugfix and should not be used on a production server as behavior can be unpredicted, as well as there not being much support on such versions.

If you install them you will have to commit to reporting problems and issues with those packages to the bugtracker, even more than using the normal released packages.

[mercyh]

Packages in smetest are not tested, as those packages are most of the times waiting to be verified after a bugfix and should not be used on a production server as behavior can be unpredicted, as well as there not being much support on such versions.

If you install them you will have to commit to reporting problems and issues with those packages to the bugtracker, even more than using the normal released packages.

All very true.

However e-smith-backup with DAR was a much used contrib that was moved into updates testing for inclusion in the base 8.0. As such it may not be as "experimental" as some of the other packages in that repo may be.

[Paspv]

Thank you all for the answers. Since it was a contrib that was much used I think the risks are not that high. If I notice anything strange then I will use the bugtracker to report it.