Re: [cobalt-security] viability of 'up2date' on an XTR?

[Brian Reichert <reichert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 10:13:09PM -0700, Jeff Lasman wrote:
> Brian Reichert wrote:
> 
> > Crap.
> 
> I presume your response isn't that mine is "crap" but rather that it's
> unfortunate you can't use RedHat's up2date.  Since I wrote my response I
> verified my gut feelings with two Cobalt employees.

Indeed, I was simply voicing my disappointment WRT not being able
to blindly use up2date.  Sorry, if that came off wrong...

(I've had a bitterly disappointing day keeping two Linux boxes
up-to-date, and I let my mood show through...)

> > Cobalt seems, er, remiss in getting their stuff up-to-date,
> > then.  Are there any _known_ don't-upgrade-this-RPM-or-you-die
> > gotchas out there?
> 
> Sure... there have been several reported on the various Cobalt lists. 
> While I don't remember specific details, I seem to remember issues with
> Perl, for example.

Yeah, it's the questing across 'various Cobalt lists' that slows
me down a lot.  I was hoping for a canonical, centralized repository
of support issues, but none seem to nail it on the head...

> > Thanks for the feedback, anyway...
> 
> You're welcome.  I'm glad you didn't shoot the messenger.

NP. :)

> 
> Jeff
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