> If you have a sytem running both up2date and yum (to keep a current
> redhat repo) and want to install packages using either/or - is there a
> way to specify which app to use for package control? I would like to
> be able to control on a per package basis if possible. Or should I
> just bite the bullet and configure yum to handle the redhat updating
> rather than up2date?

}

}

Peter Meier wrote:
> Hi

>> If you have a sytem running both up2date and yum (to keep a current
>> redhat repo) and want to install packages using either/or - is there a
>> way to specify which app to use for package control? I would like to
>> be able to control on a per package basis if possible. Or should I
>> just bite the bullet and configure yum to handle the redhat updating
>> rather than up2date?

> the later would be better, will lead to less headache and definitely the
> way to go.

> However you can define per package definition the provider puppet should
> use:

> package{'i-am-a-yum-package':
>    ensure => present,
>    provider => yum,
> }

> package{'i-am-a-up2date-package':
>    ensure => present,
>    provider => up2date,
> }

> cheers pete

<joseph.e.mcdon...@gmail.com> wrote:

> It's been a while, but isn't up2date transparent to yum now via the
> up2date yum plugin shipped with RHEL?