On Tue, Sep 19, 2006 at 09:54:47AM +0200, Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Klaus Kaempf wrote: > >No, we don't. > >The normal online update is for continuous updates of your > >_current_ system. > > ... but /pub/suse/update/10.1.42/ already exists (for 3 months now), with > an empty rpm directory and a "formally filled" repodata directory: > > 138 2006-06-13 13:32 filelists.xml.gz > 134 2006-06-13 13:32 other.xml.gz > 116 2006-06-13 13:32 patches.xml > 170 2006-06-13 13:32 primary.xml.gz > 1231 2006-06-13 13:32 repomd.xml > 189 2006-08-21 12:17 repomd.xml.asc > 9055 2006-08-21 12:18 repomd.xml.key
So what? I can't see what you want to say with that. > >If you want to upgrade to the next release, you must > >boot from CD1 and select 'upgrade distribution'. This will > >disable all current repos and register the new update > >repo. > > Usually durinf the alpha/beta stage it is sufficient to select 'upgrade > distribution' from within, without booting. Sure, but this is still more controlled than just registering a symbolic link as an installation repository for zmd so that zmd starts to automatically upgrade your distribution whenever your favourite mirror admin changes a link on the server. This could hurt you in a really bad way when you are not prepared. Robert -- Robert Schiele Dipl.-Wirtsch.informatiker mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur."
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