From suse-linux-e  Sun Feb 02 21:26:20 2003
From: Richard Bos <allabos () freeler ! nl>
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 21:26:20 +0000
To: suse-linux-e
Subject: Re: [SLE] apt-get KDE3.1 with KDE3.0.5 running?
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Op zondag 2 februari 2003 21:50, schreef Ben Rosenberg:
> * Kevin McLauchlan (kevinmcl@magma.ca) [030202 12:43]:
> ->Is it legal/safe to run synaptic (or apt-get) to upgrade KDE while
> ->KDE3.0.5 is running?
> ->
> ->Or must I go to a text login (or maybe GNOME...) before invoking apt-get
> ?
>
> Sure. You can be running KDE while updating via synaptic. But why not
> just shutdown KDM and use apt's commandline? All you have to do is log
> out of KDE and shutdown KDM. Then log in at a prompt and type this as
> root.
>
> apt-get update && apt-get upgrade


or start the download when you go to bed (logout of kde, login as root in a 
console and type;
- init 3
- apt-get upgrade; halt or apt-get install <pkgs>; halt

SO while you're snoozing your computer is doing the hardwork :))

-- 
Richard Bos
Without a home the journey is endless


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