> remains that yum update installs things and apt-get update simply updates the > database. This caused me considerable confusion. I suggest that you check > this before telling me that I am incorrect in believing it.
Doing: yum update Causes yum to check all installed packages including kernel and if there not up too date offer to download all updates. I gather in the apt-get world the equivalent is: apt-get update apt-get upgrade I think anyway? Being used to yum I like there way better. ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktinu987xk9rzamemgoctzsdxr9y...@mail.gmail.com