[cobalt-users] Which software patches do I need to update on Qube3 ?

["Sucharitha Panthika" <spanthika@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I see a list of updates at updates section of BlueLinQ screen of my
Qube.  Also I browsed the web and looked for software patches for Qube3.
These two lists are not in sync.  Here is a list of BlueLinq updates and
another list of web published updates.  Now the question is which ones
do I need to update? Is there any order to be followed while installing
the patches.  The web says start from the bottom.  Do I need to install
all updates or just install what ever I require? Please let me know your
suggestions about these updates? 

The updates shown on BlueLinq of my Qube. 

1. Sun Cobalt System Update    1.0    Sun Cobalt     
2. Sun Cobalt OS    6.4    Sun Cobalt    
3. Qube3-All-Kernel-2.0.1-2.216C32-2III    6.0   
4. Qube3 All System 1.0.1-9819    1.0    Sun Microsystems, C
5. Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10108    1.0    Cobalt    Proftpd 1.2.2rc1C2
Update  
6. Qube3-ml-System-2.0.1-8766    1.0    Sun Microsystems, Cobalt
Appliance Products    
7. Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10260    1.0    Cobalt    Samba 2.0.9 Update

8. Qube3-ml-Security-2.0.1-10626    1.0   
9. Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10269   1.0  
10.Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10602   1.0    Sun Cobalt    Apache 1.3.20
Update 
11.Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10750   1.0    Sun Cobalt    Telnet Daemon
Update  
12.Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-10628   1.0    Cobalt    	Poprelayd 2.0-5
Update  
13.Qube3-All-Security-2.0.1-8061    1.0    Sun/Cobalt    glibc 2.1.3
update  
 
Updates from http://www.cobalt.com/support/download/qube3.eng.html url

1.  Security: PHP Upgrade 4.0.1 
2.  Update: Filesharing Update 4.0.1 
3.  Security: glibc Update 4.0.1 
4.  OS Update 4.0 
5.  Security: Kernel Update 2.0.1 
6.  Security: glibc Update 2.0.1
7.  Security: Poprelayd 2.0-5 Update 2.0.1 
8.  Security: telnetd Update 2.0.1 
9.  Security: Apache Update 2.0.1 
10. Security: Webmail Update 2.0.1 
11. Update: FTP Update 2.0.1 
12. Security: Samba Update 2.0.1 
13. Update: Chinese update 2.0.2 
14. Security: Kernel Update 2.0.1 
15. Update: Disaster Recovery 2.0.3 
16. Update: MX Records 2.0.1 
17. Security: proftpd Update 2.0.1 
18. OS Update Multi-Language 2.0 
19. Update: RPM 1.0.1 
20. OS Update 1.0 
21  Update: BlueLinQ 0.0.1 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Dunn [mailto:tdunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 10:26 AM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] I am a new bie who just got a Qube3


> I am a new bie who just got the Qube3.  I was trying to install the
star
> office that came with the Qube3.  I think, if I want to install any
> software I need to create package file for that software and chose the
> install manually option on the Qube3 as Qube3 only can decode .pkg
file.
> Please let me know if my assumption is wrong.  Also let me know if
there
> are any other options available

Uh, waitasec here.

1) StarOffice is meant to display to a local computer.  The Qube lacks a
   display, so unless you want to monkey around with 'virtual' displays
   via xhosting or vnc, you don't run it on the Cobalt.  If you aren't
   familiar with xhosting or vnc, I suggest you hold off on it until
   you're comfortable with how the Qube works off-the-shelf.

2) You can install software on the Qube3 by enabling telnet (preferably
   only as admin), telnet'ing onto the Qube3, 'su -' and entering the
   admin password when challenged.  After that, you're the root user
   on the Qube, and can download software in either .pkg or .rpm
   format and install them (provided you meet all dependencies specific
   to whatever software package you are installing)

   I would strongly suggest dl'ing OpenSSH 3 *first*, and installing,
   enabling & testing that.  Once that's done, use the webadmin control
   to turn off telnet, and use ssh from then on.

3) Cobalt packages are rpm (redhat package manager, a common *nix 
   file distribution method) with some custom scripts to run before
   and after the 'rpm -ivh' (command to install the .rpm file on
   the system).

tim

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