From: Colin Nevin (colin.nevin at domain meritsolutions.ie)
Date: Fri 13 Sep 2002 - 16:24:14 IST
Hi all,
I just downloaded and installed Ximian Red Carpet for updating packages
and finding dependencies in rpm's I want to install.
It tries to locate and download dependencies where it can and has a nice
enough interface.
http://www.ximian.com/products/ximian_red_carpet/
C.
On Fri, 2002-09-13 at 14:28, Smith, Graham - Computing Technician wrote:
> I've heard of people putting apt on rpm distributions before so that's
> possible to do. I haven't tried that myself and I would assume its
> more of a kludge than a solution...
>
> up2date is on redhat for updating packages but specifically for
> security reasons rather than for upgrading...
> It does work and I use it. Fridays always seem to give a
> "busy" response to it but most other days and times it works
> fine for me...
>
> G.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John P. Looney [mailto:valen at domain tuatha.org]
> Sent: 13 September 2002 15:25
> To: Irish LUG list
> Subject: [ILUG] updating redhat
>
>
> I often look with jealousy at the ease new updates can be installed on
> debian.
>
> Does anyone have any good scripts/packages/ideas for updating &
> installing redhat packages ?
>
> I'm thinking something that'll just let me away with a single command to
> install pre-downloaded updates as they arrive, as well as mailing me that
> there are updates waiting.
>
> I tryed out "autorpm" on my desktop, and it's just not..pretty. You get
> mailed when the new updates are out, even if you haven't got them
> installed (like glibc-profile). It's also not really setup for working
> with a package list from various sites & resolving the dependancies
> either.
>
> I'd love something like apt-get, that did the dependancies for me. And
> there must be one there. Do people use the redhat-network stuff ? Any time
> I've tryed it, I get a "service busy" error (which is fair enough, Is
> suppose). But, I've a feeling it doesn't get packages outside what redhat
> QA gives you.
>
> I've also had a look at gnorpm - but it's a bit crap, though I love the
> way it goes through rpmfind for RPMs to try & install.
>
> Kate
>
>
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