On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 04:06:34PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Riddle me this: If I have a redhat server that is not connected to the > internet, how can I keep the standard packages updated or at least know > which packages need to be updated? Assume this is a single server, so I > haven't gone around setting up my own local infrastructure such as a redhat > update satellite, yum/apt repository, etc...
You can at least be notifed of the updates by subscribing to the package announcement mailing list / RSS feed / web forum / etc. specific to your distro. After that, it's a matter of pulling down the updated packages manually and applying them somehow. The hidden assumption, of course, is that you actually have Internet access on a different box. If you don't, then you could enquire if some kind soul is willing to send you regular CD-ROMs with the latest updated packages. > Would this be different if it were running centos? How would this change if > it were based on suse? How about debian or its derivatives? The basic principles are the same. The devil, as always, is in the details. 8-) - Adrian _______________________________________________ Slugnet mailing list [email protected] http://www.lugs.org.sg/mailman/listinfo/slugnet
