System Update with YUM    Friday, February 11 2005 @ 08:31 PM EST Contributed by: glosser LinuxWorld, the website, brings us a tutorial on using YUM. Keeping your Linux system up to date with the latest security fixes and software updates can be a real pain. But it doesn't have to be. Package management front-ends work a bit like Micro­soft's Windows Update service. They access a repository of available software and synchronise the software on your computer with the latest versions available on the repository. Along with this update function, package management front-ends can also be used to install new software, and to remove software without breaking other applications. YUM, or Yellow dog Updater Modified, is a package management tool for Red Hat Linux-derived distributions. What makes YUM special is its simplicity. As you'll see in this article, with the use of only a couple of commands it's easy to keep your system up to date with the latest fixes. I'll also show you how to build your own local repositories to save on network bandwidth if you're deploying updates to several Linux systems. Full tutorial   [ Views: 1383 ]

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