Looks like I am all set with up2date. I will have the machine on the internet. I had linux on a dual boot machine in the past and only played with it. I guess a better word would be "dedicated" and not "stand alone"
Herb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael O'Keefe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Friendly list for people new to Linux" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:15 AM Subject: Re: Updating > Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: > > Fedora does indeed have an update system, which they refer to as > > "up2date". There is even an icon that sits in the system tray much > > like on Windows that throbs a red exclamation point ("!") when there > > are updates for your system. > > > >> 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? > > is it really going to be "standalone" ? > up2date needs Internet access to find out there are updates. > If you are really standalone, you might want to find out how you are > going to get the updates to your Linux box to patch it....CD-R ? > > -- > Michael O'Keefe | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Live on and Ride a 03 BMW F650GSDakar| [EMAIL PROTECTED] / | > I like less more or less less than |Work:+1 858 845 3514 / | > more. UNIX-live it,love it,fork() it |Fax :+1 858 845 2652 /_p_| > My views are MINE ALONE, blah, blah, |Home:+1 760 788 1296 \`O'| > blah, yackety yack - don't come back |Fax :+1 858 _/_\|_, > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie > -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
