On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 14:37, Kent Borg wrote: > > The easier way I do is to keep a trio of update directories that > interest me: i386, i686, noarch. I then periodically run wget with a > "-N" switch to collect any rpm's that I don't already have. My script > also lists the new files it has downloaded.
Apt keeps you from downloading files you don't need. It'll save bandwidth for both you and the mirror. #!/bin/sh apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1 apt-get upgrade -S | egrep ' from |Importance' # Debian users do it... # apt-get upgrade --assume-yes # Or you can be selective about automatic updates: # apt-get install openssh-server >/dev/null > Then I have to manually run rpm on that list. Depending upon what has > arrived, a simple "-Fvh" mught do it, but I might also have edit out > i386 files that also have i686 versions (would RPM handle that for > me?--too chicken to try) Apt picks the best package suitable for your processor. I believe up2date does, as well. _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
