OT: Linux Distrobutions?

[Sanjay K. Patel]

Mandrake has auto update features

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ugo Bellavance [mailto:ugob at CAMO-ROUTE.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:35 PM
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> Subject: Re: OT: Linux Distrobutions?
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> > De : Denis Beauchemin [mailto:Denis.Beauchemin at USHERBROOKE.CA]
> > Envoyé : Wednesday, November 05, 2003 3:30 PM
> > À : MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Objet : Re: OT: Linux Distrobutions?
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> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I've been following this thread with great interest because
> > we have many
> > RHL systems here (about 40 servers and desktops).
> > 
> > One thing I like a lot with RHN (Red Hat Network) is the
> > possibility to
> > PUSH updates to many systems in one fell swoop.  That way I 
> can review
> > the updates before installing anything.
> > 
> > Can this be achieved with other distros?
> 
> I think it is possible to run your own repository with
> apt-get and yum.  Therefore, you just download the patches, 
> and when you are ready to deploy, you copy them in your repository...

There's also autorpm, the old standby from long before up2date and rhn
existed.  I also noted a few sites with documentation on how to set up your
own stand-in for the redhat-side of the up2date protocol.  Didn't look like
a simple chore though.