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This SOP covers how to perform the repocompare process, to ensure that Rocky's package repositories are up-to-date with the RHEL package repositories.
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To identify which packages may need updates, visit the appropriate RepoCompare page, focusing on the SRPM Repo Comparison page for each version. Packages where the Rocky version is lower than the RHEL version likely require an update - you can do a manual comparison to be sure.
Setup
From a RHEL8 machine with a valid entitlement, obtain the repocompare repository:
git clone https://git.resf.org/testing/repocompare
cd repocompare/
Import the RPM GPG keys for both Rocky and RHEL
curl -O http://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/RPM-GPG-KEY-Rocky-8
curl -O http://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/RPM-GPG-KEY-Rocky-9
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-Rocky-8
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY-Rocky-9
rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/redhat-official
Comparing a package
If the Name/Epoch/Version/Release (NEVR) for the RHEL package is newer than the one for the Rocky package, the package requires an update. In this situation, there will also likely be a newer entry in the changelog for the RHEL package, as shown below:
./manual_compare.sh 9 AppStream golang
Rocky Linux 9.2 golang 1.19.9 2.el9_2 * Tue May 23 2023 Alejandro Sáez <asm@redhat.com> - 1.19.9-2
Red Hat golang 1.19.10 1.el9_2 * Tue Jun 06 2023 David Benoit <dbenoit@redhat.com> - 1.19.10-1
Notice that the Red Hat golang package has a higher version than the Rocky Linux 9.2 package. It also has a newer entry in its changelog.
Gotchas
Some packages are not considered relevant for repocompare purposes. These include:
rhc
shim-unsigned
# Any package that exists in RHEL but not in Rocky (denoted by **DOES NOT EXIST** in the Rocky column on the repocompare website)
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