Re: [OS:N:] K12 and Red Hat

[Todd Warner <taw redhat com>]

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, jerryc innerpeace org wrote:

> Thanks, Todd. I might try it again someday.
> 
> The difference between a server and a desktop problem would be, for 
> example, apache security updates, which I don't even use, since I do not 
> use my computer as a server. I know there were some others, but it's 
> been a while now since I just stopped dealing with it because it didn't 
> seem responsive.

The reason I asked this was... if you are connected to the internet,
or others have access to your machine, security updates really do
matter, whether the computer is a server or desktop.

If you have a desktop machine and you have apache installed... yet are
not using it. Removed it! :)

RHN points out all kinds of crap I don't need to have installed. Emacs
for one. ;)

Heh... and if you use sendmail on your box. update now!!! :)

Regardless... if you have RHN issues, use the rhn-users list. And if you
pay... use the support routes. The mailing list is a great resource
though and we (everyone in RHN) all lurk on it.

> Todd Warner wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, jerryc innerpeace org wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>I've had problems with it, too. It kept telling me about problems I 
> >>didn't care about, server problems, but I only use my computer as a 
> > 
> > 
> > What is the difference between a server and desktop problem?
> > 
> > 
> >>desktop. It also kept insisting on updating my kernel, but I use a 
> >>winmodem driver that is very kernel specific and tends to lag behind the 
> > 
> > 
> > Kernels are updated only if you specifically ask them to be. RHN will
> > keep telling you that they are out of date though, as it should.
> > 
> > 
> >>kernel updates. When I tried to opt out of those updates, it kept 
> >>wanting to download them to me anyway. Finally, I just gave up.
> > 
> > 
> > If this is the case, someone changed your package exceptions
> > configuration. Any rpm that you want to exclude from the default update
> > process needs to be added to the "Package Exceptions".
> > 
> > In Red Hat Linux 8.0 (at the commandline):
> > up2date --configure
> > type in your root password...
> > Click on the "Package Exceptions" tab
> > Type "kernel*" (no quotes) in the "Add new:" space.
> > Click "Add"
> > 
> > You can exclude any package.
> > For example, I have the usual kernel*, but I also have my own person
> > version of xscreensaver running, so I exclude that as well...
> > xscreensaver*.
> > 
> > When you run the GUI version of up2date, the first package selection
> > screen will be for any "excluded" packages. If you still don't want
> > them, just go to the main package selection screen by clicking Forward
> > (or Next... can't remember). 
> > 
> > For the commandline version: "up2date -u" will update all but the
> > excluded packages. "up2date -u -f" will update *all* of them, to include
> > the ones marked as excluded.
> > 
> > 
> > If you have any more RHN specific questions, please subscribe to the
> > rhn-users mailing list.

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