This is a question related to the course I am doing. We are supposed to be
updating a Debian kernel and a Fedora kernel using the suppled package
managers (apt-get recommended for Debian). This exercise is just for our own
benefit, and is not a marked exercise.
I have installed Fedora 17.
So far as I can see there are no automatic or GUI package management tools
of any kind on my system.
The automatic system is installed by default, although it looks like it
wasn't originally enabled in F17. I often turn it off :-) It's called
yum-updatesd. You'll see an icon at the top-right
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:11:22 +0100 (BST)
Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
And if Debian is anything to go by, I shall not be able to update
the kernel
simply; because I have only just installed, and it is already the
newest currently in the relevant repos.
*Generally speaking*, the kernel
*Generally speaking*, the kernel available from an installer is the
one on the CD, so you will likely get update available.
If you did a net-install
Very few people do a net install for Fedora.
Vic.
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On Tuesday 23 October 2012 16:35:05 john lewis wrote:
On Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:11:22 +0100 (BST)
Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
And if Debian is anything to go by, I shall not be able to update
the kernel
simply; because I have only just installed, and it is already the
newest currently
On Tuesday 23 October 2012 16:11:22 Vic wrote:
So far as I can see there are no automatic or GUI package management
tools of any kind on my system.
The automatic system is installed by default, although it looks like it
wasn't originally enabled in F17. I often turn it off :-) It's called
Hello Lisi,
On 2012-10-23 17:24, Lisi wrote:
Thanks, Vic! It is called Yum-Extender and comes under system tools.
I had
been scared of it because I didn't like the sound of extending Yum -
and it
wouldn't even let me look, without my giving it a root password. But
you
gave me the courage
I generally prefer the CLI for updating, and general packages management -
but
I haven't got my head round yum, and the course says to use GUI tools.
Courses tend to do GUI stuff. The CLI is actually much nicer, IMO.
Here's a top tip: if you want to use yum, use the yum shell. You start it
