[SLE] Strategy for Online-Updates
From: Joachim Schrod (jschrod_at_acm.org)
Date: 10/29/05
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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 03:58:34 +0200 To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
Three SUSE 10.0 distributions: OSS, GM (== CDs from retail), and Retail DVD.
I have the Retail DVD. As usual, I want additional packages (in particular,
multimedia support).
I want
1) a cron job with a daily check for needed updates (security and recommended)
a) That cron job should already download, but doesn't need to.
b) I have several machines, patches should be downloaded only once.
c) I want an email with available updates. I want the email only _if_
there are updates.
(I.e., I want something like apticron from Debian,
optionally plus downloads :-)
2) a command to install all outstanding patches.
I have to decide
1) which package repositories do I use?
2) which package management method do I use?
Possibilities for repositories that I know about:
-- Official YOU SUSE-Servers.
But: Do they also hold updates for all packages from the retail DVD?
There is a directory 10.0-OSS that is a symlink to 10.0.
Is that because all OSS updates are in that directory, or because it
contains /only/ OSS updates?
-- Various servers, as explained in
ttp://www.opensuse.org/YaST_package_repository
In particular,
-- Packman for multimedia stuff,
-- maybe Guru or usr-local-bin
-- any repositories that have specialized and that I should be aware of?
-- apt repositories
-- gwdg
-- which else?
-- smart repositories. which?
Package management method:
-- YOU: various servers, as outlined above
-- apt: several repositories, and I don't understand their state.
-- Do all security updates arive at usual apt repositories like
gwdg's? All recommended updates?
-- Do repositories with multimedia packages exist for apt?
-- I like upt from my Debian systems, where it is a smooth
experience (using apticron et.al.). Is this the same for SUSE?
-- smart: I read in this mailing list that YOU and apt will be abandoned
for smart. Should I switch now to a smart repository? Which are
available?
As you've seen, I have quite some questions, even though I researched on
opensuse.org and Google. Still, I don't know the best strategy for
1. which repository to choose?
2. which update method to use=
Maybe someone on this list can help me. TIA,
Joachim
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