From: Alexei_Roudnev (Alexei_Roudnev_at_exigengroup.com)
Date: Mon May 08 2006 - 19:41:01 CEST
Message-ID: <01df01c672c6$92aab570$6401a8c0@alexh> From: "Alexei_Roudnev" <Alexei_Roudnev@exigengroup.com> Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 10:41:01 -0700 Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] guidlelines for YOU use?
My own preference:
- install SLES9 using SELECTS, not individual components;
- run YOU when I need new kernel or security upgrade, BUT install everything
as recommended by _default_.
It allows to stay with well tested components combination.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcus Meissner" <meissner@suse.de>
To: "Peter Van Lone" <petervl@gmail.com>
Cc: <suse-sles-e@suse.com>
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] guidlelines for YOU use?
> On Mon, May 08, 2006 at 09:47:45AM -0500, Peter Van Lone wrote:
> > Are there any general guidelines you follow when it comes to YOU
updates?
> >
> > Do you install everything that is listed as "recommended"?
> >
> > It seems that packages for "not present" hardware gets included in the
> > list ... would it hurt anything if this kind of thing were selected
> > accidentally?
> >
> > If a package was not installed originally, will YOU still list it as
> > "recommended" for the box, and if it is chosen, will it then
> > un-"helpfully" install the package?
>
> It will list the patch, but not mark it for installation.
>
> In general the "default" selected updates are the ones we recommend
> to install.
>
> > What about non-yast installed packages? If APACHE2 is installed from
> > source, in a non-yast-standard location, will doing an YOU update
> > touch or mess with this install in anyway? (and yes, I know we would
> > need to update these packages manually ...)
>
> This might be the case, depending on the package name.
>
> Ciao, Marcus
>
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