[Kea-users] How do I install and configure ISC Kea DHCP Server on RHEL 9.0?

[Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming]

On Tue, 15 Nov 2022 at 23:33, Kenneth Porter <shiva at sewingwitch.com> wrote:
>
> On 11/15/2022 1:03 AM, Sandro wrote:
> > I would recommend, if possible, to update straight to Rocky 9, or
> > better, since you are on CentOS, to CentOS Stream 9.
> >
> > Otherwise you'll have to upgrade again in ~18 month, when Rocky 8
> > (CentOS Stream 8) goes EOL. Kea is available for el9 from EPEL
> > (version 2.2.0).
>
> As a rule, I upgrade the OS when I upgrade the hardware, because
> upgrading between major revisions isn't supported. And generally
> requires a lot of finicky tweaking of settings, so I need to get that
> done while the old hardware and OS are in service.
>
> Back when Fedora replaced the original Red Hat releases for end user
> installation, I discovered I was supposed to upgrade every 6 months. I
> discovered RHEL/CentOS had a much longer upgrade cycle matching how long
> I went between hardware replacement, so I switched.

Upgrading OS every 6 months is a pain in the ass.

Regards,

Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Targeted Individual in Singapore

>
> For specific applications I'm willing to install a more bleeding-edge
> version, and Kea fits into that category, as there don't seem to be
> major breaking changes between minor versions, and I'm not doing
> anything exotic with my small networks.
>
>
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