thanks Dave. I agree that the web interface to schedule updates for remote systems is a nice feature of up2date, but I have no problem using ssh and apt to do the same thing. I am just wondering if I am missing some major advantage of using up2date over apt.
thanks, Vince On Wed, 2003-10-01 at 21:08, David Barkman wrote: > Vince, I use up2date on a regular basis to keep several systems up to date. > The features you mention, updating critical parts and apps, while > maintaining > dependencies are all available through up2date. > I'm not familiar with apt, but one feature I found nice is the web interface > to > up2date. If the RHN daemon is running on the RH server, you can go to > rhn.redhat.com > and schedule updates, and reboots (be careful with your login info), without > doing > anything on the server. > > Thanks > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vince Scimeca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:34 PM > Subject: up2date or apt? > > > > I paid for a subscription to up2date to keep my systems current, but > > recently I downloaded and started using apt. I have to say that I have > > been very happy with apt not only keeping the critical parts of my > > systems up to date but also keeping my other apps current and resolving > > any dependencies. > > > > My question is, why use up2date over apt other then supporting Red Hat > > which I don't have a problem with, but apt seems to be much more > > powerful. > > > > I am interested to hear your thoughts. > > > > thanks, > > Vince > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
