You do have to pay to use the automated monkey tools. However, nothing stops you from downloading & installing the updated packages manually.
--- "Schmeits, Roger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was always under the assumption that you had to paid for the service > in > order to use the automated tools. > I might be wrong. wouldn't be the first (orlast for that matter). > thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 11:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: patches/updates > > > "Schmeits, Roger" 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 > 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? > > I think, the subscription to the Redhat service involves them actually > tracking what versions of redhat you are running on what systems and > notifying you by email when an update is needed. There is also a > daemon > or cron driven periodic check for or something of that nature. > > I believe you can update Redhat (at least you could with 7.1) for > free, > by using 'up2date'. ===== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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
