Re: [SL] RedHat Linux 5.2

[kevin b. <kev...@bi...>]

hi omar,

its *upgrading* the libraries/packages which may cause problems.

on internet facing servers it is necessary to install security updates - 
and on workstations you obviously want the latest version of apps - but 
i agree - if the server is a print/file/etc server then it may not need 
updating and therefore can be left in peace,

also - whilst we're on the subject - it is possible to update ALL the 
packages on a debian m/c with

#apt-get update    // to update the list of packages

and

#apt-get upgrade    // to fetch, install and configure all packages on

the m/c.

i've not used RH for a while so i don't know - but - is this possible on RH?

kev bailey

BTW i know of servers which run these commands every night as a cron job 
so the servers are always up to date.



Omar BaheyEldin wrote:
> I have redhat 5.2 installed on a server for about three years or more , 
> and this server does not even have a keyboard,
> nobody have "touched" it for more than three years
> 
> At 07:57 Õ 01/04/02 +0530, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote:
> 
>> this was a problem in rh 5.2 - have you heard similar reports on 6.2 
>> and 7.2?
>> kg
>> On Sunday 31 March 2002 19:52, kevin bailey wrote:
>> > hi omar,
>> >
>> > might be time to check out debian if you are going to reinstall - i
>> > found that after RH has been installed for a year or so the 
>> dependencies
>> > get mixed up and become so much of a mess that further RPM installation
>> > becomes impossible.
>> >
> 
> 
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