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to: Mike N.
from: /m
date: 2006-07-04 10:51:58
subject: Re: Yum Update

From: /m 

On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 18:10:50 -0400, Mike N.  wrote:

>After installing Redhat Fedora from a June 2006 DVD, I decided to do the
>equivalent of a Windows Update.   So I did a 'yum update' and was offered
>598 Megabytes of updates.   I did install everything and the kitchen sink
>to begin with evaluation.    How big are the typical monthly updates
>(security and other) for the average distribution?
>
>   In my real applications, my install would be much smaller for security
>and reliability purposes.


How many times did you have to reboot for the upgrade process?

 /m

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