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LinuxBeginner.org: Keeping Red Hat Up2date with yum

[ Thanks to Linuxbeginner for this
link. ]

“Updating our operating systems is part of keeping them secure
and running properly. Red Hat provides us with a tool to do this
through the Red Hat Network called up2date, which is available via
subscription. As a home or business user this is available as a
demo, free for 60 days and can be extended after that provided you
fill out a simple survey. Basic subscriptions then start at $60 a
year.

“Up2date is good but has drawbacks. The first is the
availability of the server when heavy updates happen or new
distributions are released and the network is heavily loaded. This
happened just recently with the openssh and sendmail security
patches needed this week, I attempted to connect to rhn to update
my Red Hat 7.1 server of which I have a paid subscription, time
outs, not what I want when I need to patch machines as I see
exploits discussed on mailing lists.

“Enter yum, the Yellow Dog Updater, Modified…”


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