[ale] Suse or Red Hat? (yes, yes, i know here we go again...)

[Geoffrey]

Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> On Friday 20 June 2003 09:13 am, Geoffrey wrote:

>>What is it you get with apt that you don't get with YAST2?
> 
> 
> I always found YAST clumsy.  That may have been before YAST2, however.

Likely, what version of SuSE had you experienced YAST with?  I know I 
found it unappealing with 6.4.

> 
> How is the YAST2 command line?  I always thought it was a graphical 
> (curses, at least) tool.

It's curses if you're not running X, it's now a pretty slick X app, if 
you're running X.

> Can you install a package and all it's 
> dependencies on the command line?

I've not found a need to use a command line version of YAST2.  Do you 
have an aversion to curses?

Can you get all the updates via cron?

Yes:

/sbin/yast2 online_update auto.get
/sbin/yast2 online_update auto.install

I'm sure there are probably more command line possibilities, but I've 
not pursued them myself.

> 
> My impression is that YAST2 was an admin tool, not just a package tool, but 
> I'm pretty ignorant when it comes to SuSE.  Please educate me.

It is both.  After having used Mandrake and Red Hat update/configuration 
tools, I find YAST2 beats them all.  You go to a single place to 
adminster your box, and that includes updates and such.

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

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