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

[esoteric at 3times25.net (Geoffrey)]

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 have found that it's a rare occasion that I update my SuSE install. 
When I do though, I generally build/install from tar.

There are some sites out there that have rpms packaged for SuSE, but 
I've not spent a lot of effort to locate them.

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Until later, Geoffrey                     Registered Linux User #108567
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