Supported platforms and updates

BigFix Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides Fixlets for CentOS Security Advisories, Bug Fix Advisories, and Enhancement Advisories on CentOS Linux™ 6 and 7 platforms.

Table 1. Supported platforms and patches for BigFix Patch for CentOS

The following table lists the supported platforms and the corresponding sites that contains the Fixlets for patching.
Supported Platform Fixlet Site Name Type of Update
CentOS Linux 6 (x86, x86_64) Patches for CentOS6 Plugin R2 See Supported CentOS repositories to view the list of repositories that contain the supported packages.
CentOS Linux 7 (x86_64) Patches for CentOS7 Plugin R2 See Supported CentOS repositories to view the list of repositories that contain the supported packages.
CentOS Linux 8 (x86_64) Patches for CentOS 8 See Supported CentOS repositories to view the list of repositories that contain the supported packages.
Notes:
  • CentOS 7 has reached its End of Life on June 30, 2024, which means CentOS will no longer provide updates on CentOS Linux 7. Hence, BigFix will not provide the security updates and patch content for the same. We are planning to deprecate the site soon.
  • CentOS 8 has reached its End of Life on December 31, 2021, which means CentOS will no longer provide updates on CentOS Linux 8. Hence, BigFix will not provide security updates and the patch content for the same. We are planning to deprecate the site soon.
  • CentOS 8 Stream is not supported by BigFix Patch.
  • Superseded fixlets that are part of Patches for CentOS 8 site fail to install because the metadata of CentOS 8 is missing older package information and also updates only to the latest version.
  • CentOS 8 has stopped publishing announcement information and hence all the fixlets are created based on the feeds published by CentOS.
  • Fixlet content that has been superseded for over a year is removed from the external sites and archived into a different site. Contact your HCL Technical Sales Representative if you need access to the superseded content.
  • The Patches for CentOS 6 Native Tools and Patches for CentOS 7 sites have been deprecated on September 29, 2017. BigFix Patch no longer provides Fixlet content or support for these sites after the deprecation date.
  • The Patches for CentOS 5 Native Tools site has been deprecated on July 31, 2017. BigFix Patch no longer provides content or support for CentOS Linux 5 after the deprecation date.
  • The Patches for CentOS 5 site and Patches for CentOS 6 site have been deprecated on December 31, 2016. BigFix Patch no longer provides content and support for these sites.
BigFix generates Fixlet content based on the CentOS advisories published through the following announcement mailing lists:
CentOS-announce
CentOS announcements containing security and general information, including errata packages. To subscribe to this mailing list, go to https://lists.centos.org/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.centos.org/.
CentOS-CR-announce
CentOS announcements regarding the CR repositories for various versions. To subscribe to this mailing list, go to https://lists.centos.org/hyperkitty/list/announce@lists.centos.org/.
Important: BigFix does not generate content for packages that are released without an official CentOS advisory.