On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 01:11:36PM -0000, steve.goodey@bt.com wrote:
Hello,
Sorry if this is the wrong list.
suse-linux-e should be more apropriate: http://en.opensuse.org/Communicate
I'm moving from Mandriva to Suse 10.0. I'm a little confused about the difference between Online Update and System Update. Am I right in thinking that System Update would be used if no net connection or if you had updates on a disc? Thanks for any help.
System Update is when you go from e.g. SUSE 9.3 to 10.0. So your complete system. Online Update is the updating of individual programs. These are only security patches, not version patches. If there is a vurlnerabilty found in openssh and this is solved, the Online Update (also refered to as YOU for Yast Online Update) will update openssh. It will NOT do a version update from a program, so no KDE version X to KDE version Y. It is indeed a bit confusing in the naming. About this: Could it be possible to have some short explanation below the Icon with the text (in only the GUI) that explains in one sentence what the icon precicely does? e.g: XXX Online Update XXX Software Management XXX -Security updates XXX -Installation and XXX -for individual program XXX -removal of software XXX Media Check XXX Installation Source XXX -MD5Sum of your CD XXX -Adding and removing XXX -and/or DVD XXX -installation sources Where the Xses are the icon. The GUI is scrollable, so a bit extra lines should not really be a problem. houghi -- The wind doth taste so bitter sweet, Like Jaspar wine and sugar, It must have blown through someone's feet, Like those of Caspar Weinberger. -- P. Opus