On 18/12/2007, Valerio Bontempi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, I'm new to zypper too. > According to the differences between using zypper lu/up and zypper > lu/up -t package, which one do you suggest to use in order to update a > system?
Simply using "zypper up" is equivalent to using YOU or openSUSE updater to install important fixes & security updates. "zypper up -t package" will also install new versions of packages if they are available in your repositories too. This is often undesirable, just because a newer version of a package is available doesn't necessarily mean you want to switch from the supported version to the newer one in a buildservice repository. You can also use zypper up -t package -r <repository> which will upgrade all packages to newer versions available in the specified repository, which is a little safer. This could be useful for upgrading e.g. openoffice or firefox to a newer version from the buildservice, without switching all your other packages to unsupported versions too. Hope that helps -- Benjamin Weber -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
