Re: Versions and Updates

From: David Haggett (news-spam_at_haggett.demon.co.uk)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:18:15 +0100

On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:43:33 -0400, Ruel Smith wrote:

> YaST Online Update (YOU from hereforth) only updates bug fixes, security
> fixes, and errata. It is necessary to run YOU to plug any security holes
> found, get minor bug fixes, and so forth. However, it will NOT upgrade
> anything to the latest version. That means, when Kernel 2.6.10 is released

Interestingly, this latest kernel update (the one that appears to have
trashed a few systems) _has_ upgraded from the shipped 2.6.4 to 2.6.5. Is
this a new policy from SUSE/Novell? 

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David Haggett
Linux user since 01/01/2003
Email: david<at>haggett<dot>demon<dot>co<dot>uk