Mandrake Updates

[MaxiMRealitY]

how do u actualy update the mandrake OS, if you go to the mandrake control center and choose updates, dose that update the OS or just some programs runing on the OS.

 

basicly what is the best way to get mandrake fully up 2 date ?

 

[moved from Security by spinynorman]

[xxbeanxx]

Don't quote me on this, but I think the only way you can upgrade is to pop in the new version's install media and when it asks choose upgrade...

[Guest anon]

Either wait for a new version release as sugested above, or update your sources and then from a consol as root (su) run:

urpmi  --auto-select

[durvish]

Use the Easy-Urpmi link at the top of the page to update your sources

then as root in the console type

urpmi urpmi

to make sure "urpmi" is up to date

then you can use the update feature in MCC to keep everything shiny and new

 

 

WOOPS

 

I shoulda read the whole post

 

after you "urpmi urpmi"

 

then as ANON said type

urpmi --auto-select

 

but remember this will update everything and then also add EVERYTHING

 

e.g.

if your only using kde and not something else like gnome it will update kde and then install gnome and all the other progs that are available in the Mandrake sources

 

so you might want to hand pick your updates

Edited February 15, 2005 by durvish

[mini]

then as ANON said type

urpmi --auto-select

but remember this will update everything and then also add EVERYTHING

 

That's actually not true urpmi --auto-select will upgrade only these packages which are already installed in the system and which have a newer version available in any of the defined media. If the package was not installed before it won't be added.

[durvish]

Really, I must be getting an extra special version of the OS every year then!