Re: security updates
On Thu, Aug 19 at 11:49AM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> on Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:14:01AM +0800, John Summerfield insinuated:
> > Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > >reading the debian weekly news, i noticed a couple packages that i
> > >have installed with newly-discovered security holes in them. the
> > >newsletter says about these packages "you know the drill." well, i
> > >don't ...
> >
> > Assuming you have these
> >
> > deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
> > deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
> >
> > in /etc/apt/sources.list (you only need the second if you're likely to
> > build from source)
> > (make sure you have all the seconds you need)
> > then
> > apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
>
> right, but i can't do that. the rest of my message went on to say
> that when i try to apt-get upgrade (i've already apt-gotten updated),
> because i haven't done it in so long, apt tries to upgrade 500+
> packagest for me, which i don't have the space on /var to do.
>
> your solution is great, but i can't apply it until i figure out how to
> get apt to do only part of those 500+ at a time, to the point where my
> system is up to date. until then, though, how do i apply a security
> patch?
okay, then, just "apt-get install package-of-your-choice" and
i'll follow appropriate dependencies, downloading what's needed
for that one install.
apt-get upgrade will download the whole shootin' match.
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