On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:52:43 +0200, DB wrote: > Hi all, > > A question that has scratched at my grey cell for a time..... > > There are apps in repos & there are more recent versions on their home > pages or in Source Forge - how and when do the updated versions get > incorporated into the repos? When the Fedora package maintainers publish updated packages. > And the other side of the same question.... If I install/build/compile > or whatever one of these updated versions into my F10, will yum & co be > able to keep tabs on it or must I keep a running watch on the page I got > it from? "yum & co" only care about packages found in the local RPM database and in the enabled repositories. If you install a self-built program without using RPM packages, "yum & co" don't know about it. > And.... if I find an RPM on a non-Fedora site, what are likely/possible > side-effect consequences of installing it?? Depends on who packaged it and whether the same software is included with Fedora. One could fill a chapter of a book with stuff about sloppy packaging, conflicts, incompatibilities, version races, regression, security issues (such as unfixed vulnerabilities or compromised packages), problems after a dist-upgrade. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
