VDQ : upgrade 3.0 -- which way?

[Rick Thomas]

Beartooth,

When all else fails, read the manual!  The "man" page for yum is 
pretty clear.  If you have any questions after reading it, we'll do 
our best to help here on the list.

Here's my outline of the procedure:

1) Install YDL 3.0 from the CDs.  (I know, this is a big project 
all by itself!  Believe me, it's not impossible.  We've all done 
it -- some of us several times!)

2) Get your video configuration squared away.  (Read the manuals 
and ask for help on the list if you run into problems.  Making this 
part easy for the novice is an area that needs a lot more work.)

3) In a text window, as root, run "yum update" to pick up the 
late-breaking fixes.  This may take a while.  Don't panic.

4) Proceed to customize and configure your installation as needed 
to fit your desires.  Again, read the manuals first, then ask 
questions on the list.  It pays to keep a steno pad where you write 
down everything you do in this stage.  You'll be glad you did when 
YDL 3.1 comes out.

5) Enjoy your Linux machine.

6) Periodically, run "yum update" to pick up the latest 
security/bug fixes.



As to the "apt vs yum" question --  Here's the story as I understand it:

The YDL instructions _do_ recommend that, right after doing the 
initial install, you use "apt-get" to download and install any late 
breaking security and/or bug fixes.  This is good advice except for 
the fact that the version of apt-get that comes on the CDs is 
seriously broken.

This would be bad news -- indeed a show-stopper, except that there 
is another "updater" program that ships on the CDs, called "yum", 
and it's _not_ broken.  It also happens to be every bit as 
functional and even easier to use than apt -- though apt is pretty 
easy to use to begin with when it's working.

YDL are working on getting us a fixed version of apt, but it's not 
available yet.

You can get a test version of the fixed apt from 
<http://ayo.freshrpms.net> if you really feel the need.  I've tried 
it, and it seems to work for me.  I assume that YDL is doing a more 
thorough set of tests than I could, and that's why they haven't 
released it yet.



Enjoy!

Rick




On Monday, May 26, 2003, at 09:51 AM, Beartooth wrote:

>
> 	My hard copy seems to envision my doing apt-get update and
> apt-get upgrade as soon as 3.0 is installed; but I seem to recall some
> discussion here to the effect that something called yum is preferable
> now.
>
> 	Unfortunately, that discussion was way beyond my still very
> rudimentary grasp of linux. The only thing I know about yum is how to
> spell it -- and that vague recollection. Is it accurate? I.e., do I
> understand aright that it's what I should use?
>
> 	If so, where do I learn how??