RPM Updaters
Independent developers
- AutoRpm by Kirk Bauer
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A perl script to update a system
against a set of rpms from any collection of defined sources.
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AutoUpdate by Gerald Teschl
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AutoUpdate is a simple Perl script
which performs a task similar to
Red Hat's up2date
or Bauer's autorpm.
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rpm-update by Robert Kleemann
- rpm-update is a python script that automates the downloading, reporting,
and installation of errata RPMs on a Red Hat Linux distribution.
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frpms by porthios - at - blindjedi.org
- frpms is a python script that automates the downloading, reporting,
and installation of errata RPMs on a Red Hat Linux distribution.
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grab by Greg Kurtzer
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GRAB is a RPM installation tool used for searching, downloading, and
dependancy resolution of RPM packages residing on FTP servers. GRAB will
read a config file and cache a database of all the available RPMS on the net
Server side
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current by Hunter Matthews of the Duke University Biology
Department
- Current
is an analogue of the backing filestore and
archive of the 'RHN' -- Red Hat Network -- update
channels function
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openup by Peter Z Bowen
- openup
is proof of concept code, and another
an analogue of the backing filestore and
archive of the 'RHN' -- Red Hat Network -- update
channels function
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NRH-up2date by Alex K
- NRH-up2date
is an analogue of the backing filestore and
archive of the 'RHN' -- Red Hat Network -- update
channels function
- yum by Seth Vidal --
Yellowdog Updater, Modified
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Yum has bunch of new features beyond the Yellowdog Updater. For instance:
- Multiple Repositories
- Simple config file
- Correct dependency calculation
- Much faster operation
Distribution based
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apt
- The Conectiva
Update Program (console mode). Debian inspired 'apt'
ported to work with rpm instead of dpkg.
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poldek
- The PLD poldek
is their RPM packages management helper tool
- rc and rcd -
Red Carpet and Red Carpet Daemon
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The Ximian tool to maintain and
update a system.
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Red Hat Network
- The Red Hat
Red Hat Network provides maintenance, upgrade and update
channel functions in concert with the 'up2date'
tools.
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swup
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The Trustix offering:
SWUP is short for SoftWare UPdater, and is based on
ideas from Debian apt and rpmfind.
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Synaptic
- The Conectiva
Update Program. Graphical front end. --
See also: Yup,
Yum
- urpmi
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The Mandrake
rpm wrapper handling dependencies making installs
easier.
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Yup
- Yellowdog
Update Program. Designed to be similar in function to
`apt-get`. -- See also: Yum
Notifiers and other Helpers
- apt-rpm
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From Debian roots, apt-rpm performs
a task similar to Red Hat's
up2date.
- apt4rpm
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From Debian roots,
by way of Connectiva,
for the non-apt server side enabled distributions.
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harvester
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This Python script queries a
given selection of remote web pages and/or FTP directories
to find RPMs newer than those installed on your system.
- OpaL
RPM Automation Tool
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ORAT is a tool for automating the installation and upgrading of
rpm-packages.
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rhlupdate
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A script to update a Red Hat system by
installing upgraded rpms.
- rhup
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rhup is a small perl-script which makes updates of running
redhat-installations easier and faster.
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rhupdmgr
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Script to monitor for new updates, and holler at a sysadmin if you need
to install anything.
- RPM
Updater by Glyphic
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RPM package management tool for detecting all packages that need to
be upgraded and their dependencies.
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rpm-updates
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A perl script to automate
updating of rpm's.
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rpmupgrade
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Shell script to facilitate flexible upgrading of RPM files.
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rpmwatch
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Tracks installed packages against those listed
on Red Hat's Errata page.
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