> Isn't this "subscription only" now days?
In RedHat, you can also just type in up2date -U… This will download all the relevent erratas and bugfixes for your system and install them in one fell swoop. Kind of like the FreeBSD or Debian, for all us Redhat users…
Stu
> Isn't this "subscription only" now days?
Yes, but you can subscribe and use it for free. You can go to https://www.redhat.com/network/ to register for a free RHN account, that lets you use up2date as much as you want on as many systems you want.
What costs is if you want *automatic* installation of updates with RHN on *more than one system* - you can even have automatic installation of updates on one system for free.
Christian
Yum is run with one of the following options:
update [package list] If run without any packages, Yum will automatically upgrade every currently installed package. If one or more packages are specified, Yum will only update the packages listed.
install <package list> Yum will install the latest version of the specified package (don't specify version information).
remove <package list> Yum will remove the specified packages from the system.
yum list [package list] List available packages
yum (Yellow dog Updater, Modified) - an automatic updater and installer for rpm-based systems.
Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.
Multiple Repositories
Simple config file
Correct dependency calculation
Fast operation
rpm-consistent behavior
comps.xml group support, including multiple repository groups
Simple interface
http://www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/
http://www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download.ptml
http://www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/download/2.0/yum-2.0.4-1.noarch.rpm
More Docs: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/yum_HOWTO/yum_HOWTO/
Yum works by providing the headers of all the rpm packages in any system repository. These headers are stored on the webserver in a subdir of the top level of the repository. The client downloads all of the headers of the packages it doesn't have installed or of packages that have been updated. It uses the headers to determine the dependencies it will need using rpm's internal dependency calculation. Once it knows what rpms it will need it downloads them and performs the transaction.
poldek --mkidxz --sdir=/mnt/rpms-org poldek -s /mnt/rpms-org
poldek> rsearch /bash/ poldek> install gaim
The poldek is the RPM packages management helper tool; its basic features are similar to every modern package updater like apt-get — program takes information about packages from package index file (packages.dir.gz by default) and allows to package install, upgrade and removal. Package dependencies are automatically handled, so if you need to install a package which needs others to be installed, then poldek downloads all required packages by itself and install them.
Relatively fast dependency processing
Package dependencies, conflicts and setting in order are handled by poldek itself without use of rpmlib, so program is significantly faster and uses less memory than rpmlib-based tools.
"Smart" installation of a big package sets
Before installation packages are divided into small groups, usually from 2 to 10 items (depends on their reciprocal dependencies). Each group is installed separately, what ensures that unsucessful installation of one of group doesn't influence other groups.
Another benefit of this separate installation is that it requires less memory and disk space than usual one.
Interactive mode
The poldek can works in two modes: a batch mode (in use similar to apt-get one) and interactive one. The interactive mode puts the user into a readline interface with command line auto-completion and history. In this mode user is able to browse, search, download, install/upgrade and deinstall packages. In its concept this is similar to shell mode of Perl's CPAN module (see sample interactive mode session).
Installation system from scratch needs 8-12 MB memory only
During this type of install packages are downloaded and installed separately, so used memory size is independent of number of packages intended to install. Program is used by PLD Installer
Quick package set verification for unresolved dependencies unneeded conflicts and dependency loops.
Feature is useful for distribution maintainers; see sample report.
Division package set for the purpose of placing it on removable media (like CDROM or ZIP).
Program divide packages in the way that minimize needs of disk changes; for example if distribution fits on 3 CDs, then only 2 changes of CD disk are necessary during installation system from scratch. This feature is used for making PLD CD ISO images, see geniso-poldek script for details.
Support for "patches" of package index
To save users time and bandwidth program supports "incremental indexes" which is very useful with repositories which frequently change. This feature consist in creation "patches" of index which gives the users possibility to update local index by download "patch" with information of changes only.
Program is prepared to be run by ordinary user, installation of packages in that case can be done with sudo.
http://team.pld.org.pl/~mis/poldek/
http://team.pld.org.pl/~mis/poldek/download/rh/7.3/poldek-0.18.1-1.i386.rpm
Program depends on following packages/libraries: glibc, ncurses, openssl, pcre, readline, rpm and zlib. Also libdb3.3!
Haven't find a way to store/reuse the cached index in interactive mode.
Use batch mode.
% poldek --mkidxz --sdir=/mnt/rpms-org Loading /mnt/rpms-org/...200..400..600..800..1000..1200..1400..1472 warn: removed 6 duplicate packages 1466 packages read Writing /mnt/rpms-org/packages.dir.gz... Writing digest /mnt/rpms-org/packages.dir.mdd... % poldek -s /mnt/rpms-org Verifying /mnt/rpms-org/packages.dir.gz... OK Loading /mnt/rpms-org/packages.dir.gz... 1466 packages read Loading cache /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz... 521 packages read Welcome to the poldek shell mode. Type "help" for help with commands. poldek>
the default search options are: -sd, but:
poldek> search bash Searching packages..........................................done. No package matches 'bash' poldek> search Bash Searching packages..........................................done. No package matches 'Bash' poldek> search -a bash Searching packages..........................................done. 16 package(s) found: bash-2.05b-5 gpm-1.19.3-23 info-4.2-5 initscripts-6.95-1 inn-2.3.3-5 mysql-3.23.52-3 pvm-3.4.4-6 sendmail-8.12.5-7 setup-2.5.20-1 squid-2.4.STABLE7-4 sysklogd-1.4.1-10 sysreport-1.3-5 vixie-cron-3.0.1-69 vnc-server-3.3.3r2-39 ypbind-1.11-2 ypserv-2.5-1 poldek> rsearch /bash/ Searching packages..........................................done. 3 package(s) found: bash-2.05b-5 bash-doc-2.05b-5 lftp-2.5.2-5
190kB
$ cd /mnt/rpms-org/
$ poldek -s .
error: open /mnt/rpms-org/packages.dir.mdd: No such file or directory
Loading /mnt/rpms-org/...200..400..600..
-- need --sdir instead of -s
$ poldek --sdir=.
Loading /mnt/rpms-org/...200..400..600..800..1000..1200..1400..1472
warn: removed 6 duplicate packages
1466 packages read
Loading db packages [/var/lib/rpm]........done
511 packages loaded
Welcome to the poldek shell mode. Type "help" for help with commands.
poldek> help
poldek 0.17.9 (beta)
Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Pawel A. Gajda <mis@pld.org.pl>
This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL v2
ls [OPTION...] [PACKAGE...] List packages
install [OPTION...] PACKAGE... Install packages
uninstall [OPTION...] PACKAGE... Uninstall packages
get [OPTION...] PACKAGE... Download packages
search [OPTION...] PATTERN [PACKAGE...] Search packages
desc [OPTION...] PACKAGE... Display packages info
reload Reload installed packages
help Display this help
quit Quit poldek
poldek> install gaim
Processing dependencies...
error: gaim-0.59.1-2: req gnome-core >= 1.2 not found
There are 1 package to install:
I gaim-0.59.1-2
error: 1 unresolved dependency
There were errors
poldek> search gnome-core
Searching packages..........................................done.
No package matches 'gnome-core'
poldek> search -?
Usage: search [OPTION...] PATTERN [PACKAGE...]
Search packages
-a, --all Search all described fields, the defaults are:
-sd
-c, --conflicts Search conflicts
-d, --description Search descriptions
-f, -l, --files Search file list
-g, --group Search groups
-o, --obsoletes Search obsolences
-p, --provides Search capabilities
--perlre Threat PATTERN as Perl regular expression
-r, --requires Search requirements
-s, --summary Search summaries, urls and license
-?, --help Give this help list
--usage Give a short usage message
With --perlre pattern must be supplied as:
<delimiter>perl-regexp<delimiter>[imsx], see perlre(1) for help
Defined aliases:
what-requires "search -r"
what-provides "search -p"
rsearch "search --perlre"
poldek> search -l gnome-core
Searching packages..........................................done.
No package matches 'gnome-core'
poldek> search -a gnome-core
Searching packages..........................................done.
2 package(s) found:
gaim-0.59.1-2
gnome-desktop-2.0.6-4
poldek>
Writing /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz...
Writing digest /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.mdd...
$ poldek -s /root/.poldek-cache/ error: open /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.mdd: No such file or directory Loading /root/.poldek-cache/... error: no packages loaded $ poldek -s /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.mdd --prefix=. Verifying /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.mdd... error: broken index error: no packages loaded $ poldek -s /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz --prefix=. Loading /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz... 511 packages read Loading cache /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz... 511 packages read poldek> search -a gnome-core Searching packages... error: 4Suite-0.11.1-10: load package info failed error: ASBeautifier-0.8.2-1: load package info failed [...] error: zlib-devel-1.1.4-4: load package info failed done. No package matches 'gnome-core'
$ poldek --sdir=. Loading /mnt/rpms-org/...200..400..600..800..1000..1200..1400..1472 warn: removed 6 duplicate packages 1466 packages read Loading cache /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz... 511 packages read poldek> install gaim gnome-desktop Processing dependencies... There are 1 package to install: I gnome-desktop-2.0.6-4 Executing rpm --upgrade -vh --root / --noorder... warning: /mnt/rpms-org//gnome-desktop-2.0.6-4.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID db42a60e Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:gnome-desktop ########################################### [100%] Installing set #2 Processing dependencies... error: gaim-0.59.1-2: req gnome-core >= 1.2 not found There are 1 package to install: I gaim-0.59.1-2 error: 1 unresolved dependency There were errors
$ poldek --sdir=/mnt/rpms-org --sdir=/home/tong
Loading /mnt/rpms-org/...200..400..600..800..1000..1200..1400..1472
warn: removed 6 duplicate packages
Loading /home/tong/...1472 packages read
Removed 1 duplicate package from available set
Loading cache /root/.poldek-cache/packages.dir.dbcache.var.lib.rpm.gz...
511 packages read
poldek> install gaim gnome-core
Processing dependencies...
error: gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54: req pygnome-libglade >= 0.6 not found
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks sawfish-2.0-4 (cap sawfish)
sawfish-2.0-4 marks librep-0.16-3 (cap librep >= 0.16)
sawfish-2.0-4 marks rep-gtk-0.16.0.90-4 (cap rep-gtk >= 0.16.0.90-4)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libcapplet0-1.4.0.1-9 (cap libcapplet.so.0)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libglade-0.17-8 (cap libglade-gnome.so.0)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.18.0-4 (cap libgnomecanvaspixbuf.so.1)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libgnomeprint15-0.35-8 (cap libgnomeprint.so.15)
There are 8 packages to install (7 marked by dependencies):
I gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54
D gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.18.0-4, libglade-0.17-8, libgnomeprint15-0.35-8,
D libcapplet0-1.4.0.1-9, librep-0.16-3, rep-gtk-0.16.0.90-4, sawfish-2.0-4
error: 1 unresolved dependency
Installing set #2
Processing dependencies...
gaim-0.59.1-2 marks gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 (cap gnome-core >= 1.2)
error: gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54: req pygnome-libglade >= 0.6 not found
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks sawfish-2.0-4 (cap sawfish)
sawfish-2.0-4 marks librep-0.16-3 (cap librep >= 0.16)
sawfish-2.0-4 marks rep-gtk-0.16.0.90-4 (cap rep-gtk >= 0.16.0.90-4)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libcapplet0-1.4.0.1-9 (cap libcapplet.so.0)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libglade-0.17-8 (cap libglade-gnome.so.0)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.18.0-4 (cap libgnomecanvaspixbuf.so.1)
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks libgnomeprint15-0.35-8 (cap libgnomeprint.so.15)
There are 9 packages to install (8 marked by dependencies):
I gaim-0.59.1-2
D gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.18.0-4, libglade-0.17-8, libgnomeprint15-0.35-8,
D gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54, libcapplet0-1.4.0.1-9, librep-0.16-3,
D rep-gtk-0.16.0.90-4, sawfish-2.0-4
error: 1 unresolved dependency
There were errors
gnome-core-1.4.0.4-54 marks pygnome-libglade-1.4.2-3 (cap pygnome-libglade >= 0.6) error: pygnome-libglade-1.4.2-3: req pygnome = 1.4.2 not found error: pygnome-libglade-1.4.2-3: req pygtk-libglade = 0.6.9 not found
Console / System / Administration
RPM Auto-Installer and/or FTP Mirrorer mirror RPMs from an FTP site, keep installed RPMs consistent with an FTP site or local directory, and keep installed RPMs in a cluster or network of systems consistent. It is highly flexible and even contains a very nice, menu-driven Interactive-Install mode.
The interactive mode lets you actually install the updates (by default, RPMs are not upgraded automatically, although they can be). You can also use the interactive mode to process a directory of RPMs. AutoRPM will compare each file with your installed RPMs and allow you to decide which ones to install.
http://www.autorpm.org/ ftp://ftp.kaybee.org/pub/linux/autorpm-3.1.2.tar.gz