Fedora updates

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Fedora updates

Postby gjc1000 » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:55 pm

I would like to know what the policy for updating Fedora 12. Should we be updating on a regular basis? Please advise
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Re: Fedora updates

Postby bigfoot65 » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:44 am

I would recommend regular updates. I typically check daily and update accordingly. It is a matter of personal preference, but I feel it is important to have the latest. This is most critical for security patches released.
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Re: Fedora updates

Postby moredruid » Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:33 pm

You can create a cron job that does daily checks & updates. If you only want security updates I recommend installing the yum security plugin:
yum install yum-security
after that you can schedule a cronjob for the security updates only or update by hand:
yum -y update --security
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Re: Fedora updates

Postby lou1z » Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:14 pm

another great tip moredruid!

maybe should be added to a quick tips & tricks forum which is strictly edited format?

eg.

cronjob - apply security updates
cronjob - apply all updates
system - how to shutdown, reboot
files - how to create, delete & edit etc

yada yada

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