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

[Jon Schewe <jpschewe@eggplant.mtu.net>]

Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org> writes:

> > >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...
> ;)

rpm --freshen works real good too.

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