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

[Tim Dunn <tdunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> which 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? 

Having wedged my Qube3's gui doing a 'selective' install, I'd recommend
you just start at the bottom of the list and move on up.  If it's for
something you're not currently using, you're only costs will be time,
bandwidth and a possible reboot.  Your gains will be security, stability,
avoiding the hassle of determining if another upgrade down the line
was based on the assumption that this one was already install, and 
finally, the possibility that you'll start to use it later on.

While the .pkg files do have some dependency information, the fact that
a .pkg installed w/o issue and caused admsrv to fail to start upon a
subsequent reboot proves (to me) that their dependency checking is
not even close enough to bulletproof.

tim

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