On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Madison, Ryan wrote:
> Can someone explain how patching relates to RedHat Linux. I have
> seen recent messages about up2date, which from my knowledge seems to upgrade
> just the kernel.
up2date is fully capable of upgrading any rpm installed software.
> What utilities / procedures are there to patch other parts
> of the core OS. -- Do you just wait for new versions of software, and do an
> rpm -Fvh <filename>.rpm, on them, or is there some other procedure?
Sometimes. Sometimes I roll my own rpms and install those. Other times I
just download, untar and make install.
> What
> guidelines do you all use when determining what rpm's / other software to
> upgrade? I am running RH 6.2, and just went through the agony of updating
> rpm 3.0.4 to 3.0.5.
I generally ...
o Read the vendor supplied security bulletins and apply all recommended
updates.
o Keep up to date on vulnerabilities listed on BugTraq and other places,
and install critical updates when the vendor hasn't supplied one in a
timely manner.
o Check RPM signatures for any rpms I don't build myself before
installing. Download source from the same supplier and review the code and
patches as time permits.
o Try to know my systems, keep up to date on any mailing lists for the
software I've installed, and watch out for unusual behavior.
Seems obvious, but it works.
thornton
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