Re: [UUG/MLUG] RH 6.0 is it worth it?

[Tymm Twillman <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

I generally install rhlupdate when I have to mess with 5.2 boxes (search
for it on freshmeat); it's not perfect but it will automatically download
all of the updated patches for you (can even put it in crontab)... i've
had it crash a few times, but all in all it's made me pretty happy.

-Tymm

On Wed, 5 May 1999, Jonathan King wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 4 May 1999, Tekton wrote:
> 
> > Ok, I'm new to RH 6.0. I'd like to know is it realy worth it to upgrade
> > now to 6.0 from 5.2 or should I wait for a higher version number.
> 
> There are no doubt some improvements in Red Hat 6.0 that you would enjoy,
> but, as others have noted, there will be some initial challenges, too.
> Most of these will probably have to do with library issues, which you can
> expect will get solved in a fairly short time.  Unless they involve the
> Mathworks, but I digress...
> 
> > Honestly, I see no point in it when I just got 5.2 not too long ago.
> 
> Ah, but one crucial point: you *MUST* install all the security fixes
> available from Redhat, which you can find by checking out:
> 
>     http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/errata.html
> 
> Putting an unpatched Red Hat 5.2 box on the Internet is basically saying
> "Attack me, please."
> 
> What I'm personally going to do is upgrade my current Linux box when my
> second machine comes in, and take that opportunity to toss more RAM and
> disk into it.  My uptime is pretty wimpy right now:
> 
> #[EMAIL:PROTECTED king]$ uptime 
> #  9:10am  up 48 days, 14:31,  4 users,  load average: 0.01, 0.07, 0.02
> 
> In my defense, babar has only been on the scene since mid-January, and it
> has only been taken down once since the first week in February.
> 
> jking
>