Bringing your hat up to date

Before you start installing the Planet CCRMA packages you most probably want to update your RedHat installation to the latest and greatest. The Planet CCRMA repository has all the RedHat updates online. Just do an:

apt-get dist-upgrade

Most probably you will be looking at a long list of packages that need to be upgraded. Unless you keep your system up to date, of course. Answering ``n'' to the subsequent apt-get prompt will leave your system untouched, if that is what you want. Be aware that many of the upgrades are security fixes that might be vital if you are connected to the internet.

After you are done installing Planet CCRMA or just one of its continents or small islands you can periodically issue an:

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade

to see which packages (of the ones you have installed) have been upgraded to new versions. This will not only include the Planet CCRMA package collection but also any upgrades coming from RedHat (through the Planet CCRMA repository) as well.

Of course if you subscribe to the mailing list you will receive timely updates on all new or updated packages.