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Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help?
From: Sven Hoexter <sven () telelev net>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 18:18:12 +0100
On Fri, Jan 31, 2003 at 05:22:32AM -0500, KF wrote:
If you are too lazy to register make use of rpmfind.net
or use Conectivas apt port for rpm. It's working very well. I upgraded a box from RH 7.1 -> 7.2 -> 7.3 while it was running without problems. Ok upgrade from 7.3 -> 8.0 doesn't work with apt up the rest was quite impressive for a machine running RH ;)
Nicob wrote: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 ...
AFAIK the same applys to RH. What I dislike is that they've limited the free sec support to only 12 month but that's buissnes and another topic. Sven FYI: http://moin.conectiva.com.br/AptRpm/ -- Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly, and modestly. - Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows upda te help? David Vincent (Jan 30)
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- RE: SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows upda te help? John . Airey (Jan 31)
- [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help? Nicob (Jan 31)
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- Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help? Paul Schmehl (Jan 31)
- [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help? Nicob (Jan 31)
- Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help? KF (Jan 31)
- Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: [tFull-disclosure] SQL Server patch - why doesn't Windows update help? Sven Hoexter (Jan 31)