[slurm-users] Exclude Slurm packages from the EPEL yum repository

Relu Patrascu relu at cs.toronto.edu
Wed Feb 3 15:42:26 UTC 2021


On 2021-02-03 10:32, Brian Andrus wrote:
> Wow,
>
> This is getting so ridiculous that my email program has started 
> putting this thread in junk...
>
> The spirit of Linux is to give you the tools so you can do things how 
> you want. You have the tools, do not expect someone else to come over 
> and plant/maintain your garden. Just because they can do a thing 
> doesn't mean they should do a thing.
>
> There are many ways to achieve what is desired, most of which do not 
> require anyone other than the system admin.
>
> If your issue can be solved without affecting others, leave them alone 
> and fix your issue.
>
> Brian Andrus
>
>
>

We've long observed that various distributions make decisions we may not 
necessarily agree with. As we regard the slurm installation critical to 
our function, we choose to build from source and control its version 
(and contents) without any doubts.

Relu




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