On 3/1/08, David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mike Chalmers wrote:
> > Hi, I just did a clean install of Fedora 8 and was wondering what the
> > best way to update it is? Do I use yum update or click the balloon in
> > the taskbar, or is there another way?
>
> easiest:
> The balloon, will run pup {package updater}. This uses yum libraries to
> determine availability of updates, then after confirmation, downloads
> and installs them.
>
> cli:
> yum update
> y
>
> hard:
> download packages, then rpm -Uvh them by hand.
>
> auto: there is a way to have the system check on a schedule and
> autoinstall updates detected.
>
> DaveT.
Thanks. I will use yum update. I wasn't sure that pup and yum update
were the same thing.
