Optional update for switch-update-server

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(Last modified: 01JUN2007)

solutions Optional update for switch-update-server SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (f5a4c820ad537651149279f88c113c9e)

Applies to

Package: switch-update-server
Product(s): SUSE SLED 10 for x86
SUSE SLED 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE SLES 10 for x86
SUSE SLES 10 for IPF
SUSE SLES 10 for IBM POWER
SUSE SLES 10 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE SLES 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 3444
Release: 20070601
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everybody who wants to migrate to SP1 should update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This patch will install a necessary script for the update to SLE*10 SP1.
The switch-update-server script switches your update sources to the new server. It performs a registration to get the URLs for the new update server. After this, it adds the new sources and deletes all ZMD and YaST sources that reference the old update server.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Uvh switch-update-server.rpm
Afterwards, run switch-update-server to register the new update server locations.

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