On Sun, 2013-12-08 at 09:06 +0530, AP wrote: > And in Debian, I think we have to download the whole package again for > newer updates whereas in RPM it just downloads the required patches.
It's common practise to use a search engine and search the web for such information and then if you don't understand something, to ask at a list where they use the things you don't understand. Google still seems to be the search engine providing the best results, so https://startpage.com/ , an engine using Google, but providing better data protection might be something you should use. I don't know what Suse does, when they provide patches, but it seems to be unlikely that those patches aren't complete binaries. It's possible just to provide some kernel modules, but IMO unlikely to provide a part of a binary application and merge it with an existing binary. But this is a topic for a distro's list where they use rpm. The best thing is to ask at a Suse mailing list: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_lists Before using the Suse mailing list it's important to read this: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Mailing_list_netiquette E.g.: "Another problem is that some people are subscribed to multiple lists, and they don't appreciate multiplied email volume as that is either more work to follow, or just more noise in the mail box." So if you already ask something on several other mailing lists, don't ask the same questions again. It's also common practise not to replay to each mail, sometimes "You are welcome!", "Thank you!", "+1" is ok, but to reply to each mail "I see", "Ok", is meant polite, because we do this in verbal discussions, but not welcome on mailing lists. Regards, Ralf _______________________________________________ D-community-offtopic mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
