Nick Katsamas wrote:
Hi,
I see in the update directory for Suse 8.1 that there are 2 types of files. One with the extension *.patch.rpm and the size of these packages are to small, and the *.rpm which is i think the hole packages. I download the hole tree and install the packages with the yast2 module "Patch CD Update".
Now I want to ask if i need the "*.patch.rpm" packages or not. Which packages the yast module needs?
depends, what do you wanna do; do you want to update by installing the differences between two versions, (that's what a patch is - in greek "patch" means "Mpaloma" ;) or download the whole program, recompiled. that's what an .rpm is. Personally, i don't download patches, unless they're source code. But then, it might take you a long time to get the rpms, if you are on a modem yo, does forthnet started giving out DSL accounts yet? i'm gonna bomb OTE (Greek telco for those not in the knowing) cuz they charge me 150 euros a month for effing ISDN and i still do nothing with it...