adrenalinetaco

Hello everyone, I am quite new to the MaNGOS project. I recently migrated from ArcEmu after deciding the quality of that emulator was sub-par. I read a few guides on installing MaNGOS, and they all pointed out UDB. I've installed the big .sql file that comes with the SVN download, but do I install all the core updates and then all the update packs? Or do I have to do the core update and then the update pack for the same cache version. Also, will python scripts work correctly to update from the version UDB leaves off at?