Yum
So, what is the big deal about yum? Well, there is no big deal. The repositories and server are the easy part. The hard part is getting yum client installed on some older OS machines. Then it is jut a matter of downloading the repositories (only necessary if you are on a closed network) and pointing the clients to the right place. It is remarkably easy once you get things started. Now I need to get some permanent server space and figure out what repositories I need. That's pretty much it. I should have things working in production by next week. That sounds good to me. I hope the powers that be like it.
It has been fun learning this stuff. I like learning new things. It is fun making things work.