Re: [SLE] modem SuSE updates

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Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 16:56:31 +0100 (CET)
To: SLE <suse-linux-e@suse.com>

El 2005-01-15 a las 00:53 -0500, Charles McColm escribió:

> On Monday 10 January 2005 20:43, you wrote:
> > For example, as I use a modem, I download the big updates, like the
> > kernel, in fractions over several days, with wget. When finished, I move
> > the file to /var.... and fire up YOU, which runs as usuall, but skips the
> > act of downloading files already there, and installs them happily.
>
> Carlos, you might want to try downloading the "deltas" rather than the entire
> updates. The deltas are differences between the version you have installed
> and the current version.
>
> Just edit /etc/sysconfig/onlineupdates and at the bottom set
> YOU_USE_DELTAS="yes"

very nice thing... must be a new token in 9.2, but I'm using 9.1 still.
That would be a good reason to upgrade :-)

> This will save you a lot of time when updating kernel-source, etc. I'm a
> modem user and it's a blessing.

Yes, I think so. With 8.2 they started with patches rpm, smaller than the
normal rpms. Now, they seem to have dorp them, because I understand it
takes some work to create them. Maybe they found a new way with deltas,
sounds good.

By the way, have a look at the "Kernel Woes: Comments, Please!": it is a
problem some modem users find with 9.x versions, we are interested in
knowing other people with the same or similar problem.

-- 
Saludos
       Carlos Robinson
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