[Tfug] Newbie Follow-Up Question

[Bowie J. Poag]

>
> That simile will go away when he tries to keep it updated, and running
> smoothly, through all of the security problems/patches/updates.

Harry, you are as clueless as you are round and bearded.

How difficult is it for him to run this command?

up2date --download --update --install


And how hard is it for him to toss that in a crontab, for that matter? He
doesnt even need to think about it!

>
> All of the software is up to date, and very stable, as well as being
> tracked in the package management database.

Ahhhhhhh, okay. Now I get it. So Debian "stable" ___isn't___. And to run a
stable version of Debian, I need to install unstable version. Ok. I see. Lay
off the crack pipe, Harry. Drugs are bad, and when you do drugs, youre
supporting terrorism. Don't do drugs.

>
> Well, I was intending to help Chris with his problem at the last meeting,
> unfortunatly he did not show up as planned.  The problem was due to a bug
> in the current woody snapshot cds (setting stable as the apt source
> instead of testing).

He didnt go to the meeting for the same reason I dont answer the door when I
see Jehovas Witnesses outside. Nobody likes a cult member trying to push an
agenda, Harry!

>
> And why is that?  You spend how much of your time installing?  How much of
> your time making sure that the system is up to date, and security patched,
> and running smoothly?

Zero time, zero effort. I have the before-mentioned up2date command thrown
in a crontab. My Red Hat box updates itself hourly without my even knowing
about it.


>
> Yes, the debian install is a little more painful the first 10-20 times you
> install, but the ease of management in the long run pays for itself in no
> time at all.

Uhhhh...10 to 20?  Harry? Helllooooo.....

Harry.

Come on.

Put down that crack pipe. We dont wanna lose you, Harry.