[lug] TCP Wrapers and Going After Bad People

[D. Stimits]

Rob Nagler wrote:
> 
> > Maybe a RedHat expert would be able to shed some light on other tools
> > for installing packages.
> 
> Not an expert, but you can update/install files over the wire (ftp or http)
> quite easily with rpm.  We use it as our internal software distribution
> mechanism.  For example, I think the following will work:
> 
> rpm -Uhv ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/7.1/en/powertools/i386/RedHat/RPMS/Zope-2.2.5-4.i386.rpm
> 
> The -U says "upgrade or install". The -h prints hash marks.  The -v is verbose.
> 
> BTW, there's also Kickstart which allows you to install a complete distribution over
> the wire.  It's a really handy tool if you have to install a bunch of machines.
> I would guess it could be used to do partial upgrades/installs, but we use it
> for fresh installs only.
> 
> Rob
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Don't forget of the alternate that will upgrade if already installed,
but not install new stuff (so you can name a whole line of package names
and it'll update only those already installed): "-Fvh" instead of
"-Uvh". I have to wonder if there is a way to do that over ftp, since
mget allows some simple wildcards, but URL spec's can't name wildcards
directly.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com