--- "Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How does one handle packages updates on Linux servers? I have noticed > on > Redhat you pay a subscribition fee whereas Caldera it is a free
No you don't. You pay a subscription fee to get to use a fancy program that brainlessly updates your system. Otherwise you update your packages from the RedHat ftp server for free like anyone else. > service. > Beginning relatively green yet I find myself uncomfortable/ignorant on > applying patches/updates to Linux distros. How does one handle this > situation in a production environment without breaking other programs? If the patches are being supplied by the distro vendor, and you haven't modified the packages that are being patched, then nothing should break. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J. Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step help: http://netllama.ipfox.com . __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
