apt as front-end to up2date

[Satish Balay]

On Thu, 18 Nov 2004, Kitano wrote:

> Well, I think that I have not explained myself well... my idea is to
> substitute up2date for apt as tool used by the Red Hat Network Alert
> Notification Tool. I think that up2date is too slow and I ask if it is
> possible to make work the RHN with the (in my opinion) smaller and
> simpler apt tool.
> 
> I know that it maybe is a nonsense, but if it works it could make my
> life easier ;)

No you can't use 'RHN Applet' over 'apt'. 

I would think - you could reconfigure 'up2date'
(/etc/sysconfig/rhn/sources) to use the SAME apt repositories you plan
on using - and get the effect you desire.

Satish