Re: [TCLUG:18338] openssh upgrade...

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

> >While I can't say anything about debian because I've never used it,
> >I can say that I've used Corel, Caldera, and RedHat.  All of these work great on
> >the first install, but only RedHat seems to be easily upgradeable to each new
> >release of RedHat. as well as being able to simply grab and install packages
> >off the net.
> 
> I can upgrade mine via the net with the command apt-get upgrade" (don't do
> this on a 56k if you still need to use your box for surfing etc but it will
> run as a cron job)
> 
> Which is nice as I don't need a CD or anything :-)

I'm considering doing a live update of my Alpha running RH6.0 to 6.2 via
FTP just to show all the debian bitches whats what. ;) Just need a
little script to rpm -qa and -Uvh every package off a given FTP site...
;)