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142 Chapter 12:Updating and Adding Packages to Red Hat Linux
Figure 12–4 Red Hat Network Configuration Tool Package Exceptions Tab
For more detailed information, see the Red Hat Network User Reference Guide at http:///www.red-
hat.com/support/manuals/RHNetwork/ref-guide/.
After configuring the settings, you can use the Red Hat Update Agent to retrieve the latest software
packages from Red Hat Linux.
12.3.2 Starting Red Hat Update Agent
You must be root to run the Red Hat Update Agent. If you start the Red Hat Update Agent as a
regular user, you will be prompted to enter the root password before you can proceed. The Red Hat
Update Agent can be started using one of the following methods:
1. From the GNOME desktop, go to => => => .
Main Menu Programs System Update Agent
2. From the KDE desktop, go to Main Menu => Red Hat => Update Agent .
3. At a shell prompt, type up2date.
The first time you run the Red Hat Update Agent, the dialog window in Figure 12–5, Install GPG
Key will prompt you to install the Red Hat GPG key. This is used to verify the RPM packages you
download for security purposes. Click to install the key, and you will not see this message again.
Yes