[lug] redhat 8.0 updates

[Michael Belanger]

Michael D. Hirsch wrote:

>On Friday 29 August 2003 12:50 am, paul at danamusic.com wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi,
>>
>> I have a web server running redhat 8.0 which I manage remotely. X is
>>not running or an option. Is there a console based option for keeping
>>track of sec
>>updates?
>>    
>>
>
>"man up2date"
>
>I think that up2date is pretty well set up with command line options to do 
>everything you might want.  I haven't used it that way much, however.
>
>Michael
>
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I thought that 'up2date ' was a subscription service.  Isn't the demo 
only good for like 30 days?  'apt' sounds like  a better choice.  
Probably more stable as well.. I have had the worst luck with up2date 
over a dialup connection.

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