Re: Configuring YaST to get ALL updates.
From: Kevin Nathan (knathan_at_project54.com)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:09:33 -0600
On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:15:15 GMT
Patricia <patty_fitz_del_henry@yahoo.com> wrote:
> True, but all these things came stocl with my suse professional CD's.
>
And if Windows came with a simiar assortment, it would probably cost
$20,000 (assuming $10 per program) and everyone would *expect* upgrades
(not updates) with it.
> That's pretty lame.
> I don't expect MS to update Lotus Notes, but then again Lotus Notes is
> not included with MS Windows XP. If it were included I would expect MS
> update to update it.
>
If it were included, _you'd be paying for it_! Get a grip, you are *not*
paying for all this software. The software is free (in most cases); what
you are _paying for_ is SUSE's time and effort in packaging it together
in one convenient place and generally tesing that it all works.
>
> The difference is Suse includes all of these pacakages, implies that
> Yast will update them all and then leaves the end user fumbling for
> information on how to make Yast do this.
>
Completely wrong! SUSE *does* update the packages. Update, damn it,
*NOT* upgrade! Updates fix bugs, security holes and so forth.
> >>
> >> And BTW where did you learn about this path?
> >
> > Either the newsgroups or might have been one of the many Linux or
>
> Again, very lame.
If putting forth some effort to learn about, and improve, your computer
and OS and software is too much for you, don't complain about it here.
Just use your computer for what you want and leave the curiousity and
problem-solving to others. Exactly what I do with cars -- I just use
them and couldn't care less about fixing them or 'tricking' them out,
and I'm happy with that. Just be happy with using your computer, since
learning about it 'is lame' . . .
> SuSE is pulling a fast one here.
>
No, they are not. Your mis-perception of what they offer is not their
responsibility.
> >
> >> Is this path the same one needed to update samba?
> >>
> > I don't know, but I don't think so. The path,
> >
> > pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_9.1/yast-source/
> >
> > looks to be KDE specific to me.
>
> So why?
> Why can't SuSE have all the updates in one place?
Yeah, do it like that POS Windows, make one directory and dump
everything in the world there. Sheesh! Didn't the 'KDE' in the path
even *begin* to impinge on your consciousness?
> They certainly squawk all about their great update mechanism yet they
> fail tomention it is only for major bugs and security fixes.
>
That's *EXACTLY* what UPDATES are ALL ABOUT: bug fixes and security
fixes. If you want to bitch about something, bitch about Win98 being
not much more than bug fixes for Win95 YET YOU HAD TO PAY FULL PRICE
for the privilege.
> If they sell a CD with 1000 different packages they should support
> them.
>
For $60? Are you high? Better think about buying a better quality of
drugs -- the ones you're using now are seriously damaging your ability
to think! :-)
-- Kevin Nathan (Montana, USA) Open standards. Open source. Open minds. The command line is the front line. Linux 2.4.20-4GB-athlon 10:53pm up 38 days 23:21, 7 users, load average: 0.10, 0.07, 0.02
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