Re: [alice] keep up-to-date

From: Magnus Hagebris (mhagebris_at_ipdynamics.com)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 17:52:00 CEST


Message-ID: <3DB02E20.9090200@ipdynamics.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 08:52:00 -0700
From: Magnus Hagebris <mhagebris@ipdynamics.com>
Subject: Re: [alice] keep up-to-date

Wrong list dude... Question like this goes to suse-linux-e@suse.com

Try 'yast2 online_update' to patch the system' and 'yast2 sw_single' to
install more packages (CD/NFS/FTP/HD)....

Look at apt4rpm ... http://apt4rpm.sourceforge.net/

Zoltán Levárdy wrote:
> hi Guys,
>
> i am not sure aobut alice is what i am looking for, but hopefully yes :)
>
> my problem is the following:
> i have a linux host i386 7.2, and basically all my pkgs are out-of-date.
> cannot build latest stuff. no apache2, etc. so first of all i would like
> to somehow upgrade it. it's difficult due to the box i so far away from
> me and has access only via ssh. so i cannot boot in or start up gui
> apps. can i do it somehow?
>
> after i'd like to keep up-to-date (at least security updates) like
> apt-get in debian or winxppro does. is this for alice?
>
> thanks for any ideas
>
> best,
> Zol



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