Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool FC4 Subscription Alert

[William Hooper]

Tony Nelson wrote:
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>> Both up2date and rhn-applet still use a "headers" directory if you
>> specify a "yum" repo (rather than repomd) in the rhn sources file.
>>
>>> I'm on FC3 and Up2Date works for me (though not for some people).  In
>>> my opinion, until FC4 has a working Up2Date (or a replacement)
>>
>> Isn't yum a replacement?
>>
>
> Oh.  Does FC4 yum notify users when there are updates to install, say, by
>  puting an icon in the top bar?  I'm still using FC3.  My impression was
> that there was no working update notification mechanism.

This is a good time to point out the RHN-applet != Up2date.  The Up2date
code has basically nothing to do with the "flashing red exclamation
point".  The FC4 Up2date has no problem with the new repomd metadata or
the old "headers" repodata.  The RHN-applet, on the other hand, doesn't
understand repomd (yet).

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William Hooper