Automatic Online Update - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

Patch List Filters
Available
Non-installed patches that apply to packages installed on your system.
Installed
Patches that are already installed.
All
Patches that are either already installed or available.
Severity
Only show Optional, Recommended, or Security patches. By default, All patches
are shown.
Repositories
This filter lets you display the patches per repository.
Packages Listing
Apply your custom filter here.
Click on a patch entry to open a row with detailed information about the patch in the
bottom area of the left pane. Here you can see a detailed patch description as well as
the versions available. You can also choose to Install optional patches—security and
recommended patches are already preselected for installation.

1.3 Automatic Online Update

YaST also offers the possibility to set up an automatic update. Open Software > Online
Update Configuration. Check Automatic Online Update and choose whether to update
Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Some patches, such as kernel updates, require user interac-
tion, which would cause the automatic update procedure to stop. Therefore you should
check Skip Interactive Patches if you want the update procedure to proceed fully auto-
matically. Having done so, you should run a manual Online Update from time to time
in order to install patches that require interaction.
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