I know apt-update was around first, but there is now a nifty utility for Redhat distros to automatically have them download and install all the updates for your particular version.
Not only can it grab updates from a ftp server, but it can also snag them via NFS or whatever from one of your servers, which has already downloaded them. You don't have to download the updates twice.
So you'd just have a cron job on a Linux box which uses autoupdate to download everything from ftp.redhat.com or a mirror, and then each of your clients could run a cron job an hour later that grabs the updates from your main server.
Nothing beats writing secure code -- but since no program is perfect, you might as well have something to make upgrading software easy on yourself.
-Eric
After much research and development with my crack team of highly skilled computer professionals, I have discovered a way to increase the amount of RAM available to a computer.
I submit this patent for the usage of a hard disk to work in conjunction with a computer systems own Random Access Memory.
This is a new and exciting technology my company has developed. Through the usage of a hard disk, whenever a computer runs out of RAM, one may actually begin using space on their own hard disk in the place of RAM. With the new fast hard drives that are coming out, this easily allow a common computer user to have over 80 Gigabytes of RAM!
And for large corporations with huge storage area networks, this will allow for terabytes of RAM, accessible to multiple users across the network. People may never have to buy actual RAM again!
Imagine now, that since RAM can be kept on a hard disk, it is possible to back up your RAM. So, if you happen to be using a flaky computer that frequently crashes, just back up your RAM to a tape backup drive. If your system crashes, just restore the tape, and you're right back to where you were!
The usages prohibited by this patent are - but not limited to - the following:
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any product, whether electronic or material in nature.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any idea, thought, or process developed by you or person known by you.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any idea, though, or process developed by any person not known by you.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any drink, whether it be fruit punch, apple juice, soda, any type of alcoholic mixture, or any other liquid substance.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol of 'coolness'. You may not use a penguin to express the power, strength, or slickness of an item. This includes telling stories of the various varieties of penguins known to attack, by charging creatures at excessivly high speeds.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol of happyness. You may not discuss or give analagies of a penguin, mentioning any amount of cuteness, cuddliness, being lovable, it's ability to gorge on heron, or EVER use the phrase "mommy mommy, can I have one too?". That phrase is expressly prohibited.
You may not use the terms "Penguin" and "GIMP" in the same phrase, as the term Gimp gives the impression that the Penguin is not capable of standing up to other mascot's.
Usage of a penguin that talks. You may not use any form of a talking penguin. Also, if a penguin could talk, it would never use the word, "duby".
Usage of a penguin outside it's biological environment. This includes incorporating a penguin and an igloo. Penguin's do not live near igloo's.
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I know apt-update was around first, but there is now a nifty utility for Redhat distros to automatically have them download and install all the updates for your particular version.
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It's called autoupdate, and can be found at http://www.mat.univie.ac.at/~gerald/ftp/autoupdat
Not only can it grab updates from a ftp server, but it can also snag them via NFS or whatever from one of your servers, which has already downloaded them. You don't have to download the updates twice.
So you'd just have a cron job on a Linux box which uses autoupdate to download everything from ftp.redhat.com or a mirror, and then each of your clients could run a cron job an hour later that grabs the updates from your main server.
Nothing beats writing secure code -- but since no program is perfect, you might as well have something to make upgrading software easy on yourself.
-Eric
After much research and development with my crack team of highly skilled computer professionals, I have discovered a way to increase the amount of RAM available to a computer.
I submit this patent for the usage of a hard disk to work in conjunction with a computer systems own Random Access Memory.
This is a new and exciting technology my company has developed. Through the usage of a hard disk, whenever a computer runs out of RAM, one may actually begin using space on their own hard disk in the place of RAM. With the new fast hard drives that are coming out, this easily allow a common computer user to have over 80 Gigabytes of RAM!
And for large corporations with huge storage area networks, this will allow for terabytes of RAM, accessible to multiple users across the network. People may never have to buy actual RAM again!
Imagine now, that since RAM can be kept on a hard disk, it is possible to back up your RAM. So, if you happen to be using a flaky computer that frequently crashes, just back up your RAM to a tape backup drive. If your system crashes, just restore the tape, and you're right back to where you were!
The usages prohibited by this patent are - but not limited to - the following:
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any product, whether electronic or material in nature.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any idea, thought, or process developed by you or person known by you.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any idea, though, or process developed by any person not known by you.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol for any drink, whether it be fruit punch, apple juice, soda, any type of alcoholic mixture, or any other liquid substance.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol of 'coolness'. You may not use a penguin to express the power, strength, or slickness of an item. This includes telling stories of the various varieties of penguins known to attack, by charging creatures at excessivly high speeds.
Usage of a penguin as a symbol of happyness. You may not discuss or give analagies of a penguin, mentioning any amount of cuteness, cuddliness, being lovable, it's ability to gorge on heron, or EVER use the phrase "mommy mommy, can I have one too?". That phrase is expressly prohibited.
You may not use the terms "Penguin" and "GIMP" in the same phrase, as the term Gimp gives the impression that the Penguin is not capable of standing up to other mascot's.
Usage of a penguin that talks. You may not use any form of a talking penguin. Also, if a penguin could talk, it would never use the word, "duby".
Usage of a penguin outside it's biological environment. This includes incorporating a penguin and an igloo. Penguin's do not live near igloo's.
Any usage of the Penguin that was not expressly granted above, is hereby forbidden.