“Staying Current with Your Distribution's Security Updates” was published in the January 2005 [1] issue of Linux Journal.
Debian
General Info: www.debian.org/security [2]
Mailing List: lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce [3]
dpkg FAQ: www.dpkg.org/faq [4]
APT HOWTO: www.us.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto [5]
Fedora Core
General Info: fedora.redhat.com/download/updates.html [6]
Mailing List: www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list [7]
Yum: www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum [8]
Mandrake
General Info: www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories [9]
Mailing List: www.mandrakelinux.com/en/flists.php3#security [10]
urpmi Source Configurator: easyurpmi.zarb.org [11]
urpmi HOWTO: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/eggnbacon/docs/urpmi-howto [12]
SuSE
General Info: www.suse.com/us/private/support/security [13]
Mailing List: www.suse.com/us/private/support/online_help/mailinglists [14]
Links:
[1] http://www.linuxjournal.com/issue/129
[2] http://www.debian.org/security
[3] http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce
[4] http://www.dpkg.org/faq
[5] http://www.us.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto
[6] http://fedora.redhat.com/download/updates.html
[7] http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-announce-list
[8] http://www.linux.duke.edu/projects/yum
[9] http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories
[10] http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/flists.php3#security
[11] http://easyurpmi.zarb.org
[12] http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/eggnbacon/docs/urpmi-howto
[13] http://www.suse.com/us/private/support/security
[14] http://www.suse.com/us/private/support/online_help/mailinglists