How are OS updates handled by default in FC5?

[Dan Kegel]

On 4/24/06, Michael A. Peters <mpeters at mac.com> wrote:
> > > >In olden days, the throbbing update icon on the taskbar would
> > > >start up automatically when you logged in.
> > > >In FC5, what handles that function?
> > >
> > > Nothing, really, not since FC4.  Something may be in the works for FC6.
> > > Some people think that automatic yum updates take its place -- but such
> > > updates are disabled by default.
> >
> > I see.  FC5 is a bit broken, then, from a security point of view.  Tsk.
>
> No it isn't.
> You can run yum as a service and it will nightly grab updates -
> including from third party repositories you can enabled.
>
> There isn't a notification area to inform of updates - but I always
> thought that was a broken way to do it - because users who don't have
> r00t have no way to respond.

The user who is root, however, has no way to *decline* patches
without manually polling.
That (and the fact that updates aren't on by default) is the "broken" bit.
- Dan

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