From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Geo wrote:
> "Mike N."  wrote in message
> news:kl62b2dg2a9a6o3ak949tliorknnb4tcq1{at}4ax.com...
>
>>   They have a
>> variable in yum.conf called 'pkgpolicy' that looked interesting,
>
> You know, saying something like that to an NTer is like mentioning a
> variable in autoexec.bat or config.sys... I realize it's good information
> but it's the sort of thing that makes me want to say they'll have to pry W2K
> from my dead lifeless fingers.
>
> Geo.
>
>
Good lord, methinks you're trying your hardest to find faults where none
exist. In most distributions you go to some sort of software manager &
choose to update a given repository or repositories. You can then select by
package name e.g. typing "apache" or "SSH" or
"OpenOffice" & then selecting from the repo you want or you
can select the repo & choose just the packages you want or in the case
of updates/security updates, you can apply them all.

A) There is usually a GUI so you can calm down Geo, there are pictures
& buttons etc.

B) You can select on a wide level of granularity from "apply all
security fixes" to "just apply ssh security fixes" to
"apply this specific update for this specific package".

Sheesh.

Adam

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