Subject: Re: CS 1.2 still on for release tomorrow?
From: Weston Houghton (weslists@anapraxis.com)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 15:19:36 MST
Another simple question, I think I know the answer, but I figured I ought to
ask still (speaking of simple questions, is there no easy answer to my
previous SSH question?).
there is no way to do a complete reinstall remotely, correct? In fact, can I
even do the upgrade remotely?
Thanks again,
Wes
>>
>> How will the new release work, will there be a patching upgrade system as
>> with the normal RH installers, or will it require a full reinstall? Or will
>> there be a patch release, but the reinstall is recommended?
>
> You can use the RH installer's upgrade mode or do a full reinstall. I
> prefer reinstalls, but that is just me. I like the idea of having a
> completely clean system. We're shipping the first release of YUP, the
> Yellow Dog Update Tool with CS 1.2. The beauty of it is that it can
> update itself as we impliment features. The goal is that it will soon be
> able to essentially upgrade your system without rebooting. Upgrade your
> system with CS 1.2 errata or upgrade to the latest "unstable tree" (ala
> Debian's unstable) which is whatever is in Ruff Pack.
>
> YUP is and will become and apt-get program for not only YDL, but other RPM
> systems that care to ship it.
>
> It won't be very useful until there is an errata update or when the new
> RUff Pack devel cycle begins but its there and should be very cool :)
>
> We're also working on a GUI for YUP.. right now its command-line like
> apt-get but this should change soon.
>
> Regards,
> Dan
>
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