[plug] Updating Sendmail

[Matt Kemner]

On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Jonathon Bates wrote:

> Hi People,
> I have a quick question.
> When you upgrade sendmail, firstly you would stop sendmail correcT?
> /etc/..... sendmail stop
> then basically get the source of the latest version, un tar it and compile
> it?

Really the best way to upgrade would be to have your distribution do it
for you.

ie with RedHat & derivatives, download the appropriate rpm file and use
the -U (upgrade) command for rpm to install it.

With Debian & derivatives, type "apt-get update;apt-get install sendmail"
and it will download & install the latest version for you, providing apt
it set up correctly, otherwise download the .deb file and run
"dpkg -i <debfile>"

If you're not running a distro that has automated package management, then
you'll have to do it the way you suggested.

 - Matt