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Re: yum update
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:52:16 -0600
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Gasser Marc wrote:
> Hi SL users,
> 
> 1.
> Anybody knows why "yum update" and "yum check-update" do not necessarily 
> show
> the same lists of RPMS to be updated when running on the same host 
> addressing the same
> repos? Is "yum check-update" resolving dependencies as well?
> 
> 2.
> There is the option "-y", assume yes, in yum. Is there also the 
> counterpart, assume no?
> I mean "echo | yum update" does the same, but just for curiosity.
> 
> Best regards
> Marc

Is this on SL3, SL4, or SL5?
Since each has a different version of yum, there are various options that are 
different.

Troy
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