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Glossary
A
Action
A task that is scheduled by a system administrator using Red Hat Network to be performed
on one or more client systems. For example, an action can be scheduled to update the kernel
packages on all the systems within a selected group.
B
Base Channel
A base channel is a type of Channel that consists of a list of packages based on a specific archi-
tecture and Red Hat Linux release. For example, all the packages in Red Hat Linux 7.1.94 for
the x86 architecture is a base channel.
Bug Fix Alert
An Errata Alert that pertains to a bug fix.
Bugzilla
Bugzilla is an online application ( http://www.redhat.com/bugzilla) that allows users to com-
municate directly with the developers. From Bugzilla, users can submit bug reports and feature
requests for Red Hat Linux and related open source packages.
C
Channel
A channel is a list of Red Hat Linux packages. Channels are used to choose packages to be
installed from client systems. Every client system must be subscribed to one Base Channel and
can be subscribed to one or more Child Channel .
Child Channel
A child channel is a Channel associated with a Base Channel but contains extra packages.
Client System
See Registered System .
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