-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote: > On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 09:29:10AM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >> - From the documentation I gather, that update-manager would probably work >> on kde, but that it just checks, if the package information has changed. >> This would have to occur either manually or by some cron job, cron-apt >> etc. So _at least_ it requires reading some manuals and manual >> configuration. update-notifier also does not suggest or recommend >> cron-apt or any other backend to commit the required 'aptitude update'. >> > > Did you actually tried update-notifier on KDE?
Yes, it was installed on my system for some months, but it never informed me about any update. (I get informed via debian-security-announce, though and install updates 'by hand'. ) > update-notifier checks > himself if the package information has changed periodically. There's no need > for update-notifier to depend on cron-apt or any 'backend' as it already > does the job. If you ask it to install new software it will run > update-manager. That's what I would expect from its description in 'aptitude show update-[manager|notifier]. The README, however states a different story: /============ more /usr/share/doc/update-notifier/README Upgrade notifier tray icon - -------------------------- This is a small tray icon that backgrounds itself and checks for upgrades. It does nothing more. It must be ensured by other means (like a cron job) that a regular "apt-get update" is done. This is ensured by installing a option into /etc/apt/apt.conf.d to trigger a cron update script. It uses FAM to monitor /var/lib/apt/lists/* and /var/lib/update-notifier/dpkg-run-stamp. If they change it updates it's status. Needs libgnomeui2.0-dev and libhal-dev to build and gksu to run. Based on ideas of Matt Zimmerman und Jeff Waught. Tray example from Lukas Lipka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Lot's of cleanups from Michiel Sikkes. Thanks! Michael Vogt \============== Note, that I don't even have fam installed, I have gamin for some reasons I don't know or remember. My personal conclusion: Simply installing update-manager (on etch) does not necessarily notify the user of security updates. It might 'automagically' work in some situations, but as long as it doesn't do so in _any_ situation it will just make newbee users feel comfortable, while not providing notifications about security updates. Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGzUIcC1NzPRl9qEURAqLWAJsF/KhVriRFk23Iza9JiDsGVpL53ACaAtLp bhfbfThn0YX259o8fhDhYow= =XHPc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
