--- herb Kornfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been playing with Linux for years but I am finally going to own a > standalone computer with Linux. i will probably load Fedora since it is > popular. Does Linux have a update/patch system similar to Windows so I know > I have up to date security moving forward? > > Thanks, > Herb Yes. There are three packaging systems with Fedora. Red Hat developed up2date. There is the Debian-style apt-get system. The one I like is YUM. Here's some info (http://www.fedorafaq.org/#yum) for setting up alternate repositories since the Red Hat servers are often slow for the free users. I note that older versions of Fedora do not have regular updates so stick with a recent version (ie FC4). James _____ James D. Keeline http://www.Keeline.com http://www.Keeline.com/articles http://Stratemeyer.org http://www.Keeline.com/TSCollection http://www.ITeachPHP.com -- Free Computer Classes: Linux, PHP, etc. Fall Semester Begins Sep 7 -- New Classes Start Every Few Weeks. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
