Subject: Re: CS 1.2 still on for release tomorrow?
From: Dan Burcaw (dburcaw@terraplex.com)
Date: Tue Feb 29 2000 - 15:24:41 MST
> there is no way to do a complete reinstall remotely, correct? In fact, can I
> even do the upgrade remotely?
Not yet., YUP should provide that flexibility inthe future, though. :)
>
> >>
> >> 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
> >
>
>
Regards,
Dan
Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
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