[Cooker] Re: URPMI tips

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

athleston@yahoo.com wrote:
> Every day or so I type into a console these three commands for bringing 
> my Cooker install updated:
>
>     ]# su
>     ]# urpmi.update -a
>     ]# urpmi --allow-force --auto-select
>
> But now I want to automate these repetitive steps -- ideally run a 
> script which runs all three commands with a single click. Can I get some 
> suggestions? I _know_ its being figured out already :)
>
> I wrote a shell script once but that didn't work, any donations are 
> welcome...

"urpmi --auto-update --auto" should update everything automatically.

I'm not sure if using --allow-force is such a good idea, as with cooker, 
it can mess your system a lot, when some dependencies are not met.

Instead of su, use sudo + a proper line in /etc/sudoers, as someone 
stated already.


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