On Sat Jan 26, 2002 at 10:16:28AM -0800, Deryk Barker wrote: > > You need to follow the instructions on the security updates website > > for the kernels... it is not meant to be done via MandrakeUpdate. > > That is likely why your attempt got kinda hosed. > > OK, but it would have been nice if there were some kind of warning to > that effect. MandrakeUpdate offers the option of security updates and > included the kernel in the list of available updates.
In MandrakeUpdate there is another tab... I believe it's called "Details" which gives the details of the security update for the selected package (ie. what's wrong, etc.). If you look at this tab on the kernel update, there should be a big warning not to use MU to do it and to look at the web advisory. I agree that it's not too intuitive and I would prefer MU to list kernels but when trying to install it report the warning and tell the user to do it manually. Unfortunately, I'm not the MU developer and can't force that kind of change that other developers disagree with. > > Or read the Black Magic of Updating piece I wrote for MandrakeSecure: > > > > http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/docs/magic.php > > I shall do so, thanks. You're welcome. -- MandrakeSoft Security, OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net 1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD Current Linux kernel 2.4.8-34.1mdk uptime: 5 days 18 hours 22 minutes.
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