[ale] SuSE 8.2 loaded -- what about updates?

[Dow Hurst]

The SuSE ftp site will keep you updated for quite awhile.
Dow


Preston Boyington wrote:
> i loaded SuSE 8.2 on my test computer this weekend and was wondering what others are going to do as far as keeping their system updated with newer software.  with Debian i can just do an update/upgrade every couple of weeks and i stay relatively current.  i would think that SuSE would be like Red Hat/Mandrake and drop support after a while.  so what are others doing to stay current or install new software?  are there other sources that i can point YAST or YOU to that will do this?
> 
> i guess i could go to a SuSE version of "apt", but i think of that as being "non-native".  that's not saying i _won't_ use an "apt-rpm" type of program, just that i had rather use SuSE's package manager.
> 
> thanks all,
> preston
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