On Tue, 2 Jul 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On 2 Jul 2002, at 2:24pm, Cole Tuininga wrote:
> > Step 1) apt-get update
> > Step 2) apt-get -u upgrade
> 
>   Well, Red Hat nicely provides the "up2date" utility, which does the same
> thing, in one less step:
> 
>   Step 1) up2date -u

While up2date provides some of the functionality of apt-get, it doesn't 
provide everything (Can I upgrade to a different version using up2date ?)

>   The problem here is that Red Hat Linux 6.2 does not include OpenSSH at
> all, so it cannot be updated.  Upgrading to RHL 7.0 would solve the problem,
> because it does include OpenSSH, and thus can be automatically updated.

Correct, and a Debian distribution w/o OpenSSH would have the same 
problem.
 
>   The difference is in the way the distributions are managed.  I have tried
> explaining the difference before, but Debian users are all so convinced of
> the innate superiority of Debian that they cannot seem to grasp anything
> that is not overflowing praise of it.

We do paint with a broad brush stroak don't we.

OK then, show me how to point up2date at a different repository? Or better 
yet how to setup my own up2date server. Yes, I'm a Debian user, I'm also a 
RedHat user, both have their advatages and disadvantages and one of the 
advantages of Debian is that the packaging system is a little bit ahead of 
RedHat (nothing that can't be fixed with apt-rpm so I hear).

--rdp
 

-- 
Rich Payne
http://talisman.mv.com


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