On Thursday 30 Jan 2003 7:29 am, Angus Auld wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve Jeppesen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > On Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:58:26 +0000 > > > > Derek Jennings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you want to make it automatic putting these commands in a cron job > > > will get all applicable updates for you automatically. > > > > > > urpmi.update -a > > > urpmi --update --auto --auto-select > > > > Question, > > will auto updating avoid something like a kernel "upgrade" - headers or > > otherwise? > > > > I remember once back in 8.0 I think, that the GUI gave me the option to > > update the kernel or kernel headers...and I avoided it everytime. I > > seem to remember once doing that either for mandrake or redhat, and it > > screwed up my system bad (that is it gave me the option to "upgrade" > > kernel something or another) > > > > I know...NEVER upgrade the kernel...that is why I am asking about these; > > urpmi.update -a > > urpmi --update --auto --auto-select > > > > Thanks > > ********************************* > > Hi Steve, there is a file in /etc/urpmi called, "inst.list". This file > contains a list of packages that need to be installed rather than upgraded. > In my 9.0 system, this list contains kernel specific packages. > > I assume you can add others here that you want installed rather than > upgraded too. > > HTH. Regards. > > --Angus >
This thread prompted me to take a look at the MandrakeOnline Service. I had ignored it since Release 8.1 when all it did is send you e-mails when there was a security update to do. It seems that now MandrakeOnline has evolved into quite a nice autoupdating facility. Just register your computer at www.mandrakeonline.com, and then go through the mdkupdate wizard via the link on your desktop. If you check the option in the wizard for auto updates you then will do a nightly update of all outstanding packages. A page on mandrakeonline tells you which packages are scheduled, and shows a log of all transactions. The cron job which does all this runs in the middle of the night. If your computer is not switched on then, it will of course not run. Installing the anacron RPM will ensure the job runs in the morning when you switch the computer on. The cron job basically does the same as the urpmi.update/urpmi --auto-select already discussed. The MandrakeOnline service is free for a single computer, but they charge for multiple computers. derek -- ---------------------------------- www.jennings.homelinux.net
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