Thanks to all. I was able to learn the urpmi and update my systems. Regards,
Nabil. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dieter Sch�tze Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 1:56 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Security Firewall] How to update MNF? Am Mi, den 11.08.2004 schrieb Justin Grote um 23:50: > URPMI has a graphical front end, called rpmdrake. It's in every Mandrake 10 > distribution. However, MNF doesn't include a graphical X server (for very real > security reasons), so urpmi is the way to go. Yes, you can use YUM if you want to > and are familiar with it, but urpmi is just as simple. Once set up using easy urpmi, > just set up a cron job that says: > > urpmi.update -a && urpmi --auto-select > > and the system will automatically update itself. > > The MNF was designed to be web-based, and the update mechanism is built into that. > Unfortunately, in the "community" (i.e. free as in beer) version the update is > disabled (this is not uncommon, SuSE does it with SLES). However, it is easily (at > least to me) hackable to use one of the public update mirrors out there. > You can also write a little script such as: ----------------------------------------------------- #!/bin/bash `/usr/sbin/urpmi.update updates` `/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-select --auto | \ /bin/mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -s 'Updatestate'` ----------------------------------------------------- and run with cron. You get a little email with the state of your update ;-) Dieter DISCLAIMER: Bu elektronik posta ve ekleri, sadece yukarida ismi yazili alicinin dikkatine gonderilmistir. Mesajin muhatabi degilseniz, icerigini ve varsa ekindeki dosyalari kimseye aktarmayiniz ya da kopyalamayiniz. Boyle bir durumda gondereni uyarip, mesaji imha ediniz. KUVEYT TURK E.F.K. A.S bu e-postanin ve eklerinin icerdigi bilgilerin size degisiklige ugrayarak ulasmasindan veya gec ulasmasindan, butunlugunun ve gizliliginin korunamamasindan veya icerigine g�venilerek yapilacak islemlerden dolayi sorumlu tutulamaz. This e-mail & its content have been sent to the attention of the receiver named above. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error), Please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorized copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Kuwait Turkish Evkaf Finance House shall not be held liable for the arrival of this e-mail & its content as modified or late, the protection of integrity and secrecy and shall not be liable to any person who acts or omits to do anything in reliance upon it.
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