[NTLUG:Discuss] FC6 Updates

[Wayne Walker]

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 07:34:01AM -0500, John K. Taber wrote:
> 	At startup, there is an Updates message that appears. It lists a lot of
> updates, and I don't dare try to apply them all, which is the default.

Actually, you can.  I've yet to have an update for RHEL or FC ever cause
problems.

> Is there a way to uncheck the boxes for all updates, so that I can pick
> and choose which ones I want, instead of painfully unchecking each box
> in the Updates applet?
> 
> 	Second question. One update listed is for the kernel. If I accept it,
> and something goes wrong, how do I back out the update? 
It installs the new kernel.  it _leaves_ the old kernel in place.  :)

It will "just work"


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