[mythtv-users] Re: apt-get upgrades?

[Axel Thimm]

On Sun, Feb 15, 2004 at 11:19:07AM -0500, Dan Boger wrote:
> I noticed that there's a new version of xmltv out there.  Then I
> wondered if I should upgrade.  I tried "apt-get upgrade xmltv", and
> got the following list:
> 
> [mythtv]$ sudo apt-get upgrade xmltv
> Reading Package Lists... Done
> Building Dependency Tree... Done
> The following packages will be upgraded
>   XFree86 XFree86-100dpi-fonts XFree86-75dpi-fonts XFree86-Mesa-libGL
>   XFree86-Mesa-libGLU XFree86-base-fonts XFree86-font-utils XFree86-libs
>   XFree86-libs-data XFree86-tools XFree86-truetype-fonts XFree86-twm
>   XFree86-xauth XFree86-xdm XFree86-xfs aalib atrpms atrpms-package-config
>   fftw2-single foomatic gaim gdm ghostscript gimp-print gnome-libs gstreamer
>   gstreamer-tools hpijs info intltool libavc1394 libdv libquicktime libxml2
>   libxml2-devel libxml2-python libxslt
>   lirc-kmdl-2.4.22-1.2166.nptl_35.rhfc1.at lirc-lib mozilla mozilla-mail
>   mozilla-nspr mozilla-nss mutt nano nss_ldap pam_krb5 pango pkgconfig
>   redhat-config-printer redhat-config-printer-gui rhythmbox samba samba-client
>   samba-common sound-juicer syslinux texinfo xawtv xchat xvidcore zvbi
> The following packages have been kept back
>   gstreamer-plugins lirc lm_sensors
> 62 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 removed and 3 not upgraded.
> Need to get 118MB of archives.
> After unpacking 17.7MB of additional disk space will be used.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] n
> Abort.
> [mythtv]$
> 
> Seems like a lot of upgrades.  Did anyone try it?  Is it safe?  What's
> people's usual policy about such things?  Upgrade only if something is
> broken?

Most of the above updates are security fixes (XFree86, mutt). You
should install at least these.

Latest xmltv rpms have been built, and will be uploaded later.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
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