[Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help?

[Nicob <nicob () nicob net>]

On Fri, 2003-01-31 at 12:27, John.Airey () rnib org uk wrote:

> Compare this to Red Hat Network. You can see at a glance whether your
> registered servers are up to date (from anywhere with Internet Access).
> There are probably other Linux distros that do the same.

Red Hat is one of the worst distribution of Linux in terms of patches
and upgrades. You need to register (OK, it's free) to the Red Hat
Network, and dependencies are not handled very well.

On Debian, to know if you're up-to-date :

        apt-get update; apt-get upgrade -s

To install the lastest fixes :

        apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

And in Debian, the fixes are back-ported. No added functionnality in the
soft that you're upgrading, so (a lot) less bad surprises ...


Nicob


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