Re: [Hampshire] Packaging help needed

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Author: John Cooper
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To: Stephen Pelc, Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Packaging help needed
On 14/01/10 12:20, Stephen Pelc wrote:
> <rant>
> Linux is getting more like Windows. A development box was
> upgraded from Kubuntu 9.04 to 9.10, and now our rpm packaging
> scripts are broken.
>


All updates should be tested before deploying AND have backups available
to restore the original OS/config. This is standard sys admin practice.
You can't blame Linux for problems with your own scripts! If you had
done this you could have just dropped back to 9.04, then investigated
the problem on a clone/test box.


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