RE: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert] Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-17 Thread Mark Stewart
Hi David, > > > The drakautoinst method I'm imagining would avoid all the > issues and (most > > of the) complications involved with using urpmi (or apt-get or similiar > > program) to "upgrade" an installation. In terms of package > management the > > I've been trying that method more or less wit

Re: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert]Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-16 Thread Vox
This time [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David E. Fox) becomes daring and writes: >> The drakautoinst method I'm imagining would avoid all the issues and (most >> of the) complications involved with using urpmi (or apt-get or similiar >> program) to "upgrade" an installation. In terms of package management

Re: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert] Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-16 Thread David E. Fox
> The drakautoinst method I'm imagining would avoid all the issues and (most > of the) complications involved with using urpmi (or apt-get or similiar > program) to "upgrade" an installation. In terms of package management the I've been trying that method more or less with success for many differe

RE: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert] Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-12 Thread Mark Stewart
March 12, 2003 12:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert] > Mandrake's Golden Opportunity > > > > Is it possible to use drakautoinst to automate an effectively upgrade a > > machine from one release to another?

Re: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert]Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-11 Thread Jack Coates
On Tue, 2003-03-11 at 21:22, David E. Fox wrote: > > Is it possible to use drakautoinst to automate an effectively upgrade a > > machine from one release to another? Rather than try to use the upgrade > > Should be. I've wondered the same thing, although not in the > context of drakautoinst. >

Re: automatic upgrades via install + drakautoinst WAS: [expert] Mandrake's Golden Opportunity

2003-03-11 Thread David E. Fox
> Is it possible to use drakautoinst to automate an effectively upgrade a > machine from one release to another? Rather than try to use the upgrade Should be. I've wondered the same thing, although not in the context of drakautoinst. Debian (for instance) allows you to do a dist-upgrade (aka ap