Re: update security packages

[Martin Schulze <joey@finlandia.Infodrom.North.DE>]

HenSiong Tan wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I was wondering if someone could provide any information 
> ("safe" etc) regarding using "dselect" or "apt" to update 
> security patches/packages.
> 
> For example in a recent announcement, there is a patch
> 
>      netstd_3.07-2hamm.1_i386.deb
> 
> under the directory /debian/dists/proposed-updates.  Now 
> since I have often used dselect to update my "slink" box 
> (and very occassionally apt---I have not learn to make it 
> show me what are needed to update my machine ... if that 
> is possible), the above nomenclature is "new" to me ... I 
> am a normal user.  Would this be a problem with dselect?  
> Would you recommend pointing dselect to dists/proposed-updates?

I'd prefer to fetch the file via ftp or wget and install it
manually using dpkg -i.  However, since a Packages file is
created in that very directory you can point dselect to it.

Regards,

	Joey

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