I'm here to learn so bear with me. I am confused about how updates occur in RH9 and DA, and how this fits in with an update service like Yum.
1. What exactly is the scope of the DA update function? Does this update only a select group of applications that are associated with the operation of DA, or are other Linux components updated as well? Is there a list of which items are covered by this update?
2. Yum seems to be a cool service, providing an easy way to update, install or remove applications or services. However, when I issued #yum check-update <enter>, I got the following:
3. Assuming I do use Yum, will it overwrite an application that has been customized by DA such as exim or webalizer? Or does this stuff know how to play well together and avoid that?
4. How would I revert to the former version of an app if the latest version causes problems?
Last, if you are using Yum, do you have any comments? Thanks in advance for any help.
1. What exactly is the scope of the DA update function? Does this update only a select group of applications that are associated with the operation of DA, or are other Linux components updated as well? Is there a list of which items are covered by this update?
2. Yum seems to be a cool service, providing an easy way to update, install or remove applications or services. However, when I issued #yum check-update <enter>, I got the following:
I suspect that's much more than I have or need installed, so is there something I should be configuring to limit what it updates? I am reviewing the online docs for Yum, but any advice is welcome.Gathering header information file(s) from server(s)
Server: Fedora Linux 1 - i386 - core
Server: Fedora Linux 1 - i386 - freshrpms
Server: Fedora Linux 1 - i386 - updates
Finding updated packages
Downloading needed headers
kudzu-0-1.1.36.3-1.i386.h 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
lha-0-1.14i-12.2.i386.hdr 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
tzdata-0-2004b-1.fc1.noar 100% |=========================| 28 kB 00:00
rsync-0-2.5.7-5.fc1.1.i38 100% |=========================| 3.9 kB 00:00
apr-util-0-0.9.4-2.1.i386 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
krb5-devel-0-1.3.4-5.i386 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
krb5-libs-0-1.3.4-5.i386. 100% |=========================| 8.8 kB 00:00
kernel-0-2.4.22-1.2199.np 100% |=========================| 43 kB 00:00
samba-client-0-3.0.7-2.FC 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
xmess-0-0.86-1.1.fc1.fr.i 100% |=========================| 5.0 kB 00:00
xmame-0-0.86-1.1.fc1.fr.i 100% |=========================| 5.3 kB 00:00
imlib-cfgeditor-1-1.9.13- 100% |=========================| 2.8 kB 00:00
kernel-smp-0-2.4.22-1.219 100% |=========================| 43 kB 00:00
xmess-xgl-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
plib-devel-0-1.8.3-3.1.fc 100% |=========================| 3.6 kB 00:00
cdda2wav-8-2.01-0.a19.2.F 100% |=========================| 4.1 kB 00:00
vcdimager-0-0.7.14-4.1.fc 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
gpgme-devel-0-0.3.15-5.1. 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
apr-util-devel-0-0.9.4-2. 100% |=========================| 7.4 kB 00:00
cdrecord-8-2.01-0.a19.2.F 100% |=========================| 5.8 kB 00:00
qt-MySQL-1-3.1.2-14.2.i38 100% |=========================| 8.6 kB 00:00
kdebase-devel-6-3.1.4-7.i 100% |=========================| 15 kB 00:00
xmess-x11-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
ghostscript-0-7.07-15.4.i 100% |=========================| 30 kB 00:00
libebml-devel-0-0.7.1-1.1 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00
imlib-1-1.9.13-15.fc1.i38 100% |=========================| 3.9 kB 00:00
gdk-pixbuf-1-0.22.0-11.3. 100% |=========================| 5.1 kB 00:00
ghostscript-gtk-0-7.07-15 100% |=========================| 6.2 kB 00:00
xmame-SDL-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
kudzu-devel-0-1.1.36.3-1. 100% |=========================| 9.5 kB 00:00
gkrellm-themes-0-2.1.8-4. 100% |=========================| 111 kB 00:01
libsamplerate-devel-0-0.1 100% |=========================| 2.0 kB 00:00
gtk2-0-2.2.4-10.i386.hdr 100% |=========================| 13 kB 00:00
qt-ODBC-1-3.1.2-14.2.i386 100% |=========================| 8.6 kB 00:00
nmap-2-3.70-2.1.fc1.fr.i3 100% |=========================| 4.4 kB 00:00
xmame-roms-0-1.0-0.fr.noa 100% |=========================| 1.4 kB 00:00
krb5-server-0-1.3.4-5.i38 100% |=========================| 10 kB 00:00
xmame-xgl-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.8 kB 00:00
neverball-0-1.3.7-1.1.fc1 100% |=========================| 18 kB 00:00
kernel-BOOT-0-2.4.22-1.21 100% |=========================| 24 kB 00:00
gaim-1-0.82-0.FC1.i386.hd 100% |=========================| 20 kB 00:00
desktop-file-utils-0-0.3- 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
sqlite-devel-0-2.8.15-1.1 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
ghostscript-devel-0-7.07- 100% |=========================| 6.5 kB 00:00
samba-0-3.0.7-2.FC1.i386. 100% |=========================| 30 kB 00:00
lame-devel-0-3.96.1-1.1.f 100% |=========================| 2.7 kB 00:00
qt-devel-1-3.1.2-14.2.i38 100% |=========================| 142 kB 00:00
libsndfile-devel-0-1.0.10 100% |=========================| 3.7 kB 00:00
gdk-pixbuf-gnome-1-0.22.0 100% |=========================| 3.2 kB 00:00
qt-designer-1-3.1.2-14.2. 100% |=========================| 9.3 kB 00:00
libmad-0-0.15.1b-3.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
giblib-0-1.2.4-1.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00
sylpheed-claws-0-0.9.12b- 100% |=========================| 15 kB 00:00
kernel-smp-0-2.4.22-1.219 100% |=========================| 43 kB 00:00
qt-1-3.1.2-14.2.i386.hdr 100% |=========================| 9.7 kB 00:00
kernel-source-0-2.4.22-1. 100% |=========================| 396 kB 00:02
rrdtool-0-1.0.49-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 4.8 kB 00:00
libdvdnav-devel-0-0.1.10- 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00
kernel-doc-0-2.4.22-1.219 100% |=========================| 26 kB 00:00
libmatroska-devel-0-0.7.3 100% |=========================| 2.8 kB 00:00
xine-lib-0-1.0.0-0.14.rc6 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
qt-PostgreSQL-1-3.1.2-14. 100% |=========================| 8.6 kB 00:00
gdk-pixbuf-devel-1-0.22.0 100% |=========================| 4.8 kB 00:00
libmad-devel-0-0.15.1b-3. 100% |=========================| 1.8 kB 00:00
pearpc-0-0.3.0-1.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 2.4 kB 00:00
libpng-2-1.2.5-7.i386.hdr 100% |=========================| 3.8 kB 00:00
xmms-xosd-0-2.2.12-1.1.fc 100% |=========================| 2.0 kB 00:00
rrdtool-devel-0-1.0.49-1. 100% |=========================| 5.2 kB 00:00
mkisofs-8-2.01-0.a19.2.FC 100% |=========================| 4.8 kB 00:00
nmap-frontend-2-3.70-2.1. 100% |=========================| 3.4 kB 00:00
powermanga-0-0.79-1.1.fc1 100% |=========================| 13 kB 00:00
libsamplerate-0-0.1.2-1.1 100% |=========================| 2.0 kB 00:00
libsndfile-0-1.0.10-2.1.f 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00
xine-lib-devel-0-1.0.0-0. 100% |=========================| 5.8 kB 00:00
libpng10-0-1.0.15-7.i386. 100% |=========================| 2.8 kB 00:00
kdelibs-devel-6-3.1.4-7.i 100% |=========================| 132 kB 00:00
id3lib-devel-0-3.8.3-7.1. 100% |=========================| 5.2 kB 00:00
kernel-0-2.4.22-1.2199.np 100% |=========================| 43 kB 00:00
krb5-workstation-0-1.3.4- 100% |=========================| 12 kB 00:00
cdrecord-devel-8-2.01-0.a 100% |=========================| 5.3 kB 00:00
libdvdnav-0-0.1.10-2.1.fc 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
gtk2-devel-0-2.2.4-10.i38 100% |=========================| 37 kB 00:00
gthumb-0-2.4.2-1.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 8.4 kB 00:00
kannel-devel-0-1.3.2-3.1. 100% |=========================| 3.0 kB 00:00
gpgme-0-0.3.15-5.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
kannel-0-1.3.2-3.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 2.8 kB 00:00
gtkpod-0-0.80-0.1.fc1.fr. 100% |=========================| 2.7 kB 00:00
imlib-devel-1-1.9.13-15.f 100% |=========================| 4.0 kB 00:00
xmame-x11-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
samba-common-0-3.0.7-2.FC 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
createrepo-0-0.3.6-1.fr.n 100% |=========================| 1.7 kB 00:00
scons-0-0.96.1-1.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 10 kB 00:00
xmess-SDL-0-0.86-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 3.3 kB 00:00
xosd-devel-0-2.2.12-1.1.f 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
kernel-smp-0-2.4.22-1.219 100% |=========================| 43 kB 00:00
sqlite-0-2.8.15-1.1.fc1.f 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
advancecomp-0-1.11-1.1.fc 100% |=========================| 2.1 kB 00:00
libpng10-devel-0-1.0.15-7 100% |=========================| 2.6 kB 00:00
kdelibs-6-3.1.4-7.i386.hd 100% |=========================| 104 kB 00:00
libid3tag-devel-0-0.15.1b 100% |=========================| 1.7 kB 00:00
audacity-0-1.2.2-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 4.2 kB 00:00
id3lib-0-3.8.3-7.1.fc1.fr 100% |=========================| 3.1 kB 00:00
ogmtools-0-1.4.1-1.1.fc1. 100% |=========================| 2.5 kB 00:00
djvulibre-0-3.5.14-1.1.fc 100% |=========================| 5.9 kB 00:00
plib16-devel-0-1.6.0-0.1. 100% |=========================| 3.1 kB 00:00
mc-1-4.6.0-17.fc1.i386.hd 100% |=========================| 12 kB 00:00
libpng-devel-2-1.2.5-7.i3 100% |=========================| 3.8 kB 00:00
lbreakout2-0-2.5.1-1.1.fc 100% |=========================| 11 kB 00:00
hpijs-0-1.5-4.4.i386.hdr 100% |=========================| 6.5 kB 00:00
gxmame-0-0.35-0.20040828. 100% |=========================| 3.5 kB 00:00
php-rrdtool-0-1.0.49-1.1. 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00
lame-0-3.96.1-1.1.fc1.fr. 100% |=========================| 3.5 kB 00:00
kdebase-6-3.1.4-7.i386.hd 100% |=========================| 101 kB 00:00
samba-swat-0-3.0.7-2.FC1. 100% |=========================| 25 kB 00:00
kernel-0-2.4.22-1.2199.np 100% |=========================| 42 kB 00:00
xmms-crossfade-0-0.3.8-1. 100% |=========================| 2.2 kB 00:00
giblib-devel-0-1.2.4-1.1. 100% |=========================| 1.9 kB 00:00
advancescan-0-1.11-1.1.fc 100% |=========================| 2.3 kB 00:00
libid3tag-0-0.15.1b-3.1.f 100% |=========================| 2.0 kB 00:00
lirc-0-0.6.6-3.1.fc1.fr.i 100% |=========================| 7.8 kB 00:00
rhythmbox-xine-0-0.8.6-0. 100% |=========================| 10 kB 00:00
xosd-0-2.2.12-1.1.fc1.fr. 100% |=========================| 2.9 kB 00:00
Name Arch Version Repo
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
apr-util i386 0.9.4-2.1 updates
bind i386 9.2.2.P3-9 core
bind-utils i386 9.2.2.P3-9 core
bison i386 1.875-5 core
flex i386 2.5.4a-30 core
gd i386 2.0.15-1 core
kernel i686 2.4.22-1.2199.nptl updates
krb5-devel i386 1.3.4-5 updates
krb5-libs i386 1.3.4-5 updates
kudzu i386 1.1.36.3-1 updates
lha i386 1.14i-12.2 updates
patch i386 2.5.4-18 core
proftpd i386 1.2.9-8.1.fc1.fr freshrpms
rsync i386 2.5.7-5.fc1.1 updates
tzdata noarch 2004b-1.fc1 updates
webalizer i386 2.01_10-14 core
3. Assuming I do use Yum, will it overwrite an application that has been customized by DA such as exim or webalizer? Or does this stuff know how to play well together and avoid that?
4. How would I revert to the former version of an app if the latest version causes problems?
Last, if you are using Yum, do you have any comments? Thanks in advance for any help.