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Restriction of Function Keys
The F keys are also used for functions. Certain function keys might be occupied
by the terminal and may not be available for YaST. However, the
nations and function keys should always be fully available on a pure text console.
7.11.3 Starting the Individual Modules
To save time, the individual YaST modules can be started directly. To start a module,
enter:
yast <module_name>
View a list of all module names available on your system with yast -l or yast
--list. Start the network module, for example, with yast lan.
7.12 Update from the Command Line
SUSE Linux Enterprise comes with a new command line tool for installing and updating
packages, rug. It works with the rcd daemon to install, update, and remove software
according to the commands given. It can install software from local files or from servers.
You may use one or more remote servers, known as services. Supported services are
mount for local files and yum or ZENworks for servers.
rug sorts software from services into catalogs (also known as channels), groups of
similar software. For example, one catalog might contain software from an update
server and another some software from a third-party software vendor. Subscribe to in-
dividual catalogs to control the display of available packages and prevent the accidental
installation of unwanted software. Operations are normally performed only on software
from catalogs to which you are subscribed.
The most commonly used command is rug update, which downloads and installs
patches in catalogs to which you are subscribed. If you only want to update software,
this is the only command you need. To obtain a list of all packages from one catalog,
use rug pa catalogname. Replace catalogname with name of your catalog.
To list all available services, use rug sl. Some other useful rug commands and their
functions are shown in
Table 7.1, "rug Commands"
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