Will Ruby on Cent OS 8 be upgraded, the current version 2.5.9 has reached EOL.
Benson
13 thoughts on - Ruby On Cent OS 8
Will Ruby on Cent OS 8 be upgraded, the current version 2.5.9 has
reached EOL.
There are 2.6 and 2.7 versions available in CentOS 8 AppStream:
# dnf module list ruby Last metadata expiration check: 0:16:09 ago on Mon 08 Nov 2021 07:46:28 AM CET. CentOS-8 – AppStream Name Stream Profiles Summary
ruby 2.5 [d] common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language ruby 2.6 common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language ruby 2.7 common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language
So “dnf module enable ruby:2.7” would enable you to upgrade to 2.7.
Many thanks.
I remember being told that while the older version of Ruby is EOL as far as the Ruby project goes, Red Hat developers still backport security fixes for the life of the release.
The lifecycle for the RHEL 8 Application Streams is publicly documented here:
However, CentOS Linux 8 will be going EOL on December 31, 2021. Users are strongly encouraged to migrate to CentOS Stream 8.
josh
Another option is to migrate to an RHEL 8 -compatible OS, like Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Springdale Linux.
(I remind that CentOS Stream is no more a RHEL 8 twin.)
I have already migrated successfully all my CentOS 8 boxes to Rocky. (I
am informed that in Academic Institutions in Greece -at least-, SysAdmin teams have also selected Rocky to migrate from CentOS 8.)
Rocky seems to be gaining momentum as the main CentOS 8 successor.
You may check earlier threads in this mailing list for more info.
Cheers, Nick
Going off of EPEL8 client use meters, it is still a fair tie between Rocky usage and Alma usage.
Date | OS Name | Number of systems longer than 2 weeks old (so probably not CI/Containers)
2021-11-01 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 119625
2021-11-01 | CentOS Linux | 461424
2021-11-01 | CentOS Stream | 56902
2021-11-01 | Oracle Linux | 20683
2021-11-01 | AlmaLinux | 25880
2021-11-01 | Rocky | 28167
The Rocky and Alma numbers trade places a couple of times over the weeks so I won’t say either one is the successor. Instead as you said each one has a regional selection where certain groups of people flock to the same choice via word of mouth. The number of Alma
It will be interesting to see how the CentOS Linux 8 number change. Since the announcement of EOL of CentOS 8 a year ago, they have gone up steadily from 200k to 460k. I am expecting that even after the EOL, they will continue to go up in the same way that CentOS-6 went up after it was EOL.
—
Stephen J Smoogen. Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle. — Ian MacClaren
These figures are interesting but they can not be compared directly. Oracle has its own EPEL repo and therefore I guess that the number here shows only those who are using the official EPEL instead of the one provided by Oracle. That said, I expect that the true number of Oracle Linux installations is quite a bit higher than what we see here.
Even more interesting and worrying is the still growing number of CentOS
Linux 8 installations ;)
Regards, Simon
Correct and my deepest apologies for not saying so. I usually list the Oracle caveat and I forgot to do so. The Oracle numbers are a lower bound at best as it requires someone to install and/or convert to Oracle and then use an upstream epel-release. Most Oracle users will be using their rebuild of EPEL.
Il 2021-11-15 16:03 Simon Matter ha scritto:
Personal note: I am currently using Rocky, but I am very tempted by Oracle Linux also. It has working secure boot and a proven update track record (with security metadata for yum, which Rocky only recently started providing). It also has an officially supported upgrade path between major releases. The only thing stopping my adoption is Oracle
“the company”. But, maybe, it is an irrational fear…
That aside, can I ask how is the EPEL-8 situation now? I remember that one years ago many packages were missing compared to, say, EPEL-7. Is the current situation better?
G> The only thing stopping my adoption [of Oracle Linux] is Oracle G> “the company”.
I’ve been using Oracle Linux in production for several years, ever
since 6.8 came out — it was easier at my job (US Air Force contractor).
I never had problems with an installation, I was never asked any annoying
questions when downloading the ISO, and I’m using 7.9 on my backup server
at home.
I might replace my home version, but only because I’m curious about
other distributions, plus 7.9 would only fit on a double-sided DVD.
(Yeah, I know all the cool kids use flash drives — I’m old.)
G> But, maybe, it is an irrational fear…
An “irrational fear” of Oracle the company is a contradiction in terms.
13 thoughts on - Ruby On Cent OS 8
Will Ruby on Cent OS 8 be upgraded, the current version 2.5.9 has
reached EOL.
There are 2.6 and 2.7 versions available in CentOS 8 AppStream:
# dnf module list ruby Last metadata expiration check: 0:16:09 ago on Mon 08 Nov 2021 07:46:28 AM CET. CentOS-8 – AppStream Name Stream Profiles Summary
ruby 2.5 [d] common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language ruby 2.6 common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language ruby 2.7 common [d] An interpreter of object-oriented scripting language
So “dnf module enable ruby:2.7” would enable you to upgrade to 2.7.
Many thanks.
I remember being told that while the older version of Ruby is EOL as far as the Ruby project goes, Red Hat developers still backport security fixes for the life of the release.
The lifecycle for the RHEL 8 Application Streams is publicly documented here:
https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/rhel8-app-streams-life-cycle
Ruby 2.5 is supported until May 2029.
However, CentOS Linux 8 will be going EOL on December 31, 2021. Users are strongly encouraged to migrate to CentOS Stream 8.
josh
Another option is to migrate to an RHEL 8 -compatible OS, like Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Springdale Linux.
(I remind that CentOS Stream is no more a RHEL 8 twin.)
I have already migrated successfully all my CentOS 8 boxes to Rocky. (I
am informed that in Academic Institutions in Greece -at least-, SysAdmin teams have also selected Rocky to migrate from CentOS 8.)
Rocky seems to be gaining momentum as the main CentOS 8 successor.
You may check earlier threads in this mailing list for more info.
Cheers, Nick
Going off of EPEL8 client use meters, it is still a fair tie between Rocky usage and Alma usage.
Date | OS Name | Number of systems longer than 2 weeks old (so probably not CI/Containers)
2021-11-01 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 119625
2021-11-01 | CentOS Linux | 461424
2021-11-01 | CentOS Stream | 56902
2021-11-01 | Oracle Linux | 20683
2021-11-01 | AlmaLinux | 25880
2021-11-01 | Rocky | 28167
The Rocky and Alma numbers trade places a couple of times over the weeks so I won’t say either one is the successor. Instead as you said each one has a regional selection where certain groups of people flock to the same choice via word of mouth. The number of Alma
It will be interesting to see how the CentOS Linux 8 number change. Since the announcement of EOL of CentOS 8 a year ago, they have gone up steadily from 200k to 460k. I am expecting that even after the EOL, they will continue to go up in the same way that CentOS-6 went up after it was EOL.
—
Stephen J Smoogen. Let us be kind to one another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle. — Ian MacClaren
These figures are interesting but they can not be compared directly. Oracle has its own EPEL repo and therefore I guess that the number here shows only those who are using the official EPEL instead of the one provided by Oracle. That said, I expect that the true number of Oracle Linux installations is quite a bit higher than what we see here.
Even more interesting and worrying is the still growing number of CentOS
Linux 8 installations ;)
Regards, Simon
Correct and my deepest apologies for not saying so. I usually list the Oracle caveat and I forgot to do so. The Oracle numbers are a lower bound at best as it requires someone to install and/or convert to Oracle and then use an upstream epel-release. Most Oracle users will be using their rebuild of EPEL.
Il 2021-11-15 16:03 Simon Matter ha scritto:
Personal note: I am currently using Rocky, but I am very tempted by Oracle Linux also. It has working secure boot and a proven update track record (with security metadata for yum, which Rocky only recently started providing). It also has an officially supported upgrade path between major releases. The only thing stopping my adoption is Oracle
“the company”. But, maybe, it is an irrational fear…
That aside, can I ask how is the EPEL-8 situation now? I remember that one years ago many packages were missing compared to, say, EPEL-7. Is the current situation better?
Regards.
Rocky 8.5 has gained support for secure boot https://rockylinux.org/news/rocky-linux-8-5-ga-release/
Best Regards, Markus
G> The only thing stopping my adoption [of Oracle Linux] is Oracle G> “the company”.
I’ve been using Oracle Linux in production for several years, ever
since 6.8 came out — it was easier at my job (US Air Force contractor).
I never had problems with an installation, I was never asked any annoying
questions when downloading the ISO, and I’m using 7.9 on my backup server
at home.
I might replace my home version, but only because I’m curious about
other distributions, plus 7.9 would only fit on a double-sided DVD.
(Yeah, I know all the cool kids use flash drives — I’m old.)
G> But, maybe, it is an irrational fear…
An “irrational fear” of Oracle the company is a contradiction in terms.
Il 2021-11-16 02:15 Markus Falb ha scritto:
Oh, good to know!
Thank you.
Big step for Rocky.