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[John Seth]

For those linux folx that like the old fashioned linux, Slackware also has
a dependency-tracking updater now, currently, it's found in the /extra
directory named 'swaret'. I use it frequently now, even have one box
running the -current branch.

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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Cyber Source wrote:

> excerpt from the up2date man page....
> You can change these settings through a graphical interface by  running
>        up2date-config,  or   you  can edit the configuration file /etc/syscon-
>        fig/rhn/up2date directly.  A  number  of  the  command  line  arguments
>        described  below  can also be used at runtime to override configuration
>        options. There is also a text mode based configuration if invoked  with
>        with the --configure option.
>
>        If you supply package names on the command line, those particular pack-
>        ages will be updated or installed if there are new versions  available.
>        Only  the  package name is needed, do not supply any version or release
>        information.
>
>        If the package is not currently installed, it will  be  downloaded  and
>        installed, along with any dependencies that package requires.
>
>        --configure
>               Configure  Update  Agent options.  This will allow you to adjust
>               things such as which files/packages to skip by default, where to
>               store retrieved packages, and more.
>
>        --register
>               Register  a  system  with Red Hat Network. This is mainly
>               useful for reregistering a system, as up2date will  auto-
>
> I bolded the text about the dependencies....
>
>
> Robert Meyer wrote:
>
>  Ah, but you miss the point.  I want to install a new package that has
> dependancies.  Bunches of dependancies...  Up2date only updates stuff that's
> already installed and you would guess that when RedHat posts updates, it would
> post all of the dependancies, too.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bob
> --- Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
>
>
>  don't most rpm systems now come with automatic updaters?
>
> e.g. mandrake - urpmi, redhat - up2date, connectiva, - apt-rpm. suse -
> yast online update etc etc.
>
>
> That was an excerpt from googlin. up2date works for me, has never let me down
> and there are tons
> of options for it. It will be continued even when ported to Fedora, so back
> at ya :P
>
>
>
>
> Robert Meyer wrote:
>
>
>
>  I was poking around last night on a RedHat box.  There appears to be nothing
>
>
>  to
>
>
>  match the Mandrake 'urpmi' application.  'urpmi' does all of the cool stuff
> that apt-get is supposed to do.  It will pull all of the dependancies when
>
>
>  it
>
>
>  gets a package.  This is pretty cool and neatly defeats a lot of the
>
>
>  criticisms
>
>
>  about package management.  After wonking around with apt-get on Sunday, I
>
>
>  get a
>
>
>  much better appreciation for urpmi.
>
> In Mandrakeland, the graphical package manager uses 'urpmi' when you install
> stuff so it gains the benefit of the auto dependancy stuff.
>
> Hey, Peter... It isn't in RedHat :-P
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bob
>
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