Don Russell wrote:
Jim Cornette wrote:
Is up2date still getting any attention?
I'd be happy if up2date just went away altogether.
I've always had problems with it not finding updates, even though it
reports there are xx updates available and the little red ball is
glowing nicely...
I know, I know, it's related to mirrors and who's in sync when etc.
But yum is so much more convenient...
- easily added to daily/nightly cron so it's done automagically
- automatically tries different mirrors as needed
- simple command line entry "does it all": (as root)
yum -y update
The ONLY thing up2date does that I like over yum, is up2date prompts
me for the root password as needed. yum just chokes and dies, it's
last words are "Help meeeeee, I'm not root..." :-)
So, su -c "yum -y up2date" and I'm back in business.
I like yum. It took me a while to start using it though... so thanks
to up2date for being such a PITA, I learned a better way. :-)
The little ball is cute.... keep that. :-)
Don Russell
Not wanting to start a religious war, But though I think yum is
excellent, I still prefer up2date. I find myself wanting to know "what
the heck that package is" and with up2date I just highlight the
package. With yum on the other hand, I do a check-update, followed by
an info, followed by an update, each time I need to download .repo files
look at dependencies etc. etc.
The 2 packages are about equal in finding mirrors that aren't ready :-)
Of course since either yum or up2date gets broken from time to time,
I think it's nice to have both.
Scott