Looks pretty cool. I followed the link to the slashdot article which said: "I installed the binaries , edited the /etc/apt/sources.list (just remove the # from your distribution's mirror), typed "apt-get dist-update," crossed my fingers -- and lo and behold, 48 new packages were installed, 7 were upgraded, and I only had to press "enter" to start the ball rolling!" However, 1 thing stands out in this, what if I don't want 48 new packages installed? but hey, I like the "apt-get install evolution", even if I am not using an email client. Sounds like a great way to get ahead in the world. Or better yet, how do you apply it all humanity? (Get them to run Linux, I guess) On Thursday, December 20, 2001, at 01:01 PM, Richard Bos wrote:
Have a look at http://apt4rpm.sf.net it's doing what you want, and even better once you installed it :) I had e.g. had no problems installing evolution, like all the other folks on the list and the only thing I did was: apt-get update; apt-get install evolution....
Op donderdag 20 december 2001 02:04, schreef je:
To change the topic a bit, is there a way to automate updates with yast1? I don't have X running on my system as it is a server, not a client machine.
-- Richard Bos For those without home the journey is endless
Op donderdag 20 december 2001 22:36, schreef Gnu iBook 2:
Looks pretty cool. I followed the link to the slashdot article which said:
"I installed the binaries , edited the /etc/apt/sources.list (just remove the # from your distribution's mirror), typed "apt-get dist-update," crossed my fingers -- and lo and behold, 48 new packages were installed, 7 were upgraded, and I only had to press "enter" to start the ball rolling!"
However, 1 thing stands out in this, what if I don't want 48 new packages installed?
apt-get is running on linux so it's very configurable :)) There are a couple of possibilities here; - just put the package that you don't want to be updated in a conf file telling that it should not be updated (e.g. k-deflt as that requires mk_initrd to be run afterwards...) - run apt-get with the -s or -S option telling to simulate the update. With this option you get to see the packages that are to be updated. From here on you can do the apt-get install operation with the packages that are being shown with apt-get -s operation ... - apt-get is furtermore asking for your confirmation I hope that this satisfies your "bad" feeling.
but hey, I like the "apt-get install evolution", even if I am not using an email client. Sounds like a great way to get ahead in the world. Or better yet, how do you apply it all humanity? (Get them to run Linux, I guess)
-- Richard Bos For those without home the journey is endless
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