On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 21:41 +0100, Leon wrote: > "Peter Gordon" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > Leon wrote: > >> Tom Spec <samag70-ignore@xxxxxxxx> writes: > >> > >>> One concern I have though, is that I do think it's important to install > >>> critical security > >>> related patches in a timely manner. Is there a way for me to watch only for > >>> security related > >>> updates to packages and just apply those? > >> > >> Not automatically. > >> But it's a critical feature for yum to have. I don't know why not > >> more people are complaining. > > > > No one complains because the functionality is already there. Simply subscribe > > to the fedora-package-announce list to get package update announcements, then > > whenever there's a security update for a package, just run `yum update > > package-name` (or if using Pup/Pirut, just only check those ones in the > > update). > > That's what I mean by not automatically. > > Shouldn't yum treat critical updates differently from normal updates? It should and its already planned. See my earlier reply. Rahul
