I need help in thinking up an Update strategy
 

Hello to all,

I dare say I'm still new to Linux. I run RedHat 9.0. As much as I have a few unresolved technical issues, this is not what I come for help with right now.

What I'd really like advice with, is how I'd go about ensuring that all my compontents are patched, and I have the latest stable versions of all my daemons etc. Do I simple have to go about dloading and compling source all the time? Or is there a more organized way to go about doing this?

Please Advise
Thank you

My choice for updating/installing for Red Hat is apt4rpm.

# Red Hat links
Red Hat Linux Manuals
Get your mp3 support here
Maximum RPM
rpmfind
Easier software management: apt4rpm - Red Carpet
Red Hat 8.0 Tips & Tricks

# Red Hat 7.3 down configuration commands
setup leads to several configuration tools

# Red Hat 7.3 up configuration commands
Configure soundcard:
redhat-config-soundcard
Configure X server:
redhat-config-xfree86
Configure network:
redhat-config-network
Manage software:
redhat-config-packages

# Handling NTFS
New Technology FileSystem (NTFS) HOWTOs
Linux NTFS project

Well fancypiper,

I checkout the apt link, and read around. Seems to me that this concentrates more on rpm's. But will it keep things like Sendmail, Iptables, vsftpd, etc. updated? as i don't seem to find these in RPM's.

Thank you.

Just run these two commands:

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

After it completes, you should be up to date.

I've not really understood my options as yet.

Please advise.
Thank you.