Unix Install and Configure - Day 2

• up2date
  • use up2date from the command line. In theory you have x days use, then after that low-priority usage.
  • or roll your own script.
  rpm
  • rpm -i /path/to/foo.rpm install a local version of foo.
  • rpm -f /path/to/foo freshen (ie, install new version if old version was present)
  • rpm -U /path/to/foo Update - install newer version even if it wasn't installed before.
  • rpm -U ftp://host/path/to/foo update via ftp
  • rpm -U http://host/path/to/foo update via http
  • Find packages at www.rpmfind.com

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  Remember, your login is based on your machine's hostname, not on any other number.
  ~/[initials] refers to the subdirectory under your homedir, named after your initials. Everything except for .dotfiles will be stored in your ~/[initials] directory.

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