On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 15:44, Mark Chou wrote: > Now that Mandrake has announced their product end-of-life policy > (http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/productlifetime.php3), I really need a > sustainable upgrade strategy. I've always struggled with rpm updates, > basically downloadling source rpms and building them myself. Mandrake > package dependencies also happen to be particularly 'unkempt,' often > includes things that really aren't necessary. My most "important" MDK box, > a gateway/firewall, is still basically MDK8.0 (console only). >
I would never use a full distribution for a system like that; have a look at http://leaf.sourceforge.net. > What do most of you do to keep your machines up to date with necessary > features and security updates? Do you pretty much re-pave each time for a > newer MDK distro, or do you build your own from sources? Any time-saving > hints, like rsync, etc, which would save download time? What are the best > practices? > I generally use Mandrake as a desktop and take whatever they suggest for an update; when I use it for a server I trim things down very carefully. I typically rebuild the crucial packages (e.g. the stuff that the box exists for) from src.rpm unless the box is high-security, in which case it doesn't have a compiler on it. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
