pretty up2date vs reliable yum?

[Robin Laing]

Tim Alberts wrote:
> Redhat comes with the nice program up2date to install latest updates.
> It's got the nice icon on the start bar that says 'updates available'
> click on it log in and download...
> 
> Yum seems to be found nowhere except for the people who know Linux and
> command line etc...
> 
> I try to stick with up2date because I want the nice GUI tools, something
> Linux is trying (or should be trying) to brag about.  However, I get
> up2date to completely download and install updates maybe one out of a
> dozen times (broad band connection).
> 
> I've been on this list before and noted that most of the 'experts'
> always answer questions about updates with 'just use yum'...Note, this
> is my impression, I may be wrong.  Also note I define 'experts' as the
> folks on this list whom always seem to have an answer for every
> question.
> 
> If yum is so much better that the experts just go to it, why is up2date
> the program on the start bar?  Why isn't yum given the nice icon on the
> start bar by default?
> 
> 
> 

I don't know if it is available for FC3 yet but I use YUMI which gives 
a GUI for YUM.  I love it.

   http://www.cobind.com/yumgui.html

I understand that there was another leg of this product but I never 
followed it.

-- 
Robin Laing