Obtaining And Installing Software Updates - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

system with update permissions. To review or change these settings, use the rug user management
commands.
For more information, see rug User Management (http://www.novell.com/documentation/sled10/
sled_deployment/data/sec_yast_ncurses_you2.html) in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Deployment Guide.

1.16.2 Obtaining and Installing Software Updates

Software Updater resides in the notification area of your panel as an icon depicting a globe, which
changes color and appearance depending on the availability of a network link and new updates.
Once a day, Software Updater automatically checks whether updates for your system are available
(right-click the application icon and select Refresh to force an immediate check). The Software
Updater applet in the panel changes from a globe to an exclamation mark on an orange background
when new updates are available.
Left-click the panel icon to open the updater window. A list of patches and new package versions
display (if available). Each entry has a short description and, if applicable, a category icon. Security
patches are marked with a yellow shield. Optional patches are marked with a light blue circle.
Recommended patches are not marked with an icon. Security patches are listed first, then
recommended patches, optional patches, and new package versions. Use the All, Packages, and
Patches links to filter the list of displayed packages.
NOTE: Officially released updates from Novell show up as Patches. New package versions from
other sources show up as Packages.
To get details about a certain entry, select the entry, then click the Details link under the list window.
To select an entry for installation, select the entry's check box. Use the All and None links to select or
deselect all patches. Click Update to install the selected programs.
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