what is the difference between RHEL4 & RHEL5?

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



what is the difference between RHEL4 & RHEL5?..

Answer / kumaresanchandran

RHEL4 :No yum server,Selinux,secure,no cd key


RHEL5: yum server, advanced selinux ,more secure,virtualization

Is This Answer Correct ?    32 Yes 0 No

what is the difference between RHEL4 & RHEL5?..

Answer / manoj

RHEL4 : Stable Kernel, Can'nt create YUM repository,
Selinux with 36,000 lines of code, Quite secure,no cd
key,no Xen.


RHEL5: Not stable kernel, Can create yum server, advanced
selinux without line of codes these are converted into
modules ,more secure,virtualization with Xen, As comapre to
RHEL 4 Many bugs in RHEL5 for e.g. Reducing LVM.,
IPV6 implementation.. etc

Is This Answer Correct ?    28 Yes 2 No

what is the difference between RHEL4 & RHEL5?..

Answer / mrinal kishore bhagat

RHEL4 : Stable Kernel, Can'nt create YUM repository,
Selinux with 36,000 lines of code, Quite secure,no cd
key,no Xen.


RHEL5: Not stable kernel, Can create yum server, advanced
selinux without line of codes these are converted into
modules ,more secure,virtualization with Xen, As comapre to
RHEL 4 Many bugs in RHEL5 for e.g. Reducing LVM.,
IPV6 implementation.. etc

Is This Answer Correct ?    3 Yes 0 No

Post New Answer

More Linux Commands Interview Questions

How can we increase disk read performance in single command in Linux operating system?

0 Answers   Winsol Solutions,


Which command is used to find what is in your home directory?

0 Answers  


Explain the ‘ls’ command in linux

0 Answers  


Hi guys, I am working in MNC from 1 and half year as Software Engg but not in programming, its in Information Security. Now I am doing RHEL 5(Red Hat certification) to move into Linux Admin. Can anyone please give me the future scope of this field and please send me the interview questions or links to get the idea. Thanks, Sushant.

2 Answers  


How remove all files in a directory linux?

0 Answers  






I am using RedHat 6.3 in I wanna to install and configure zimbra mail. Can anybody tell me what are the RPM packages required for zimbra mail ? Where can I get those RPM packages ?

0 Answers  


What is bash command?

0 Answers  


What are two functions the move mv command can carry out?

0 Answers  


How to reset root password via command Redhat 5.2

13 Answers  


What is c++ makefile?

0 Answers  


What is lsof command in linux?

0 Answers  


What is the difference between command ‘ping’ and ‘ping6’?

0 Answers  


Categories