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

[Bruce Timberlake <Bruce.Timberlake@xxxxxxx>]

Sucharitha Panthika wrote:
> 
> thank you Tim. Ok I will start installing from the bottom of the list
> from the software patches section. How about the bluelinQ updates which
> are shown in updates section of th Qube. Which ones should I finish
> first. Do you recommend me to finish the web updates first before
> finishing the bluelinq let me know.

The BlueLinQ patch list and the web patch list _are_ the same.  But
BlueLinQ only shows you PKGs which are relevant to your Qube's current
configuration.  If there are dependencies for a certain PKG, and you don't
have them installed, BlueLinQ won't show the dependent PKG to you.

The "fastest" way to patch your box is to go to the download page
(http://www.cobalt.com/support/download/), and starting at the bottom, cut
and paste the URL for each successive PKG into the "URL" field in the
"Install Manually" screen on the Qube.

Note: BlueLinQ has had a tendency to choke on large (>8MB) PKGs (like glibc
update, etc) over the network in the past.  For those big PKGs, I recommend
using FTP to put a copy of the large PKGs in the Qube's default web
directory (/home/groups/home/web) and then use the link
"http://localhost/package-name.pkg"; to install it off the Qube itself,
rather than from the BlueLinQ server.

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Bruce Timberlake
Sun Cobalt Technology Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

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