Manage Software Packages - Red Hat NETWORK 3.7 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENTT GUIDE Manual

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
parentheses identify whether the cloned Erratum has been published or modified from the orig-
inal advisory. A plus sign (+) before the flag indicates affirmative, the cloned Errata has been
published. A minus sign (-) before the flag denotes negative, for instance "-mod" may mean a
package has been deleted. To find out more about publishing and editing custom Errata, refer to
Section 5.1 Manage Errata.
To exclude Errata from the cloned channel, select Do Nothing from their dropdown menus.
When satisfied with the changes, click Clone Errata. Review the impending changes on the
confirmation page and click Update Errata.
Packages — Provides the packages associated with each of your custom channels. This tab contains
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subtabs that allow you to view, add, and remove packages: List/Remove and Add.
List/Remove — Displays all of the packages currently associated with the custom channel and
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provides a means to cancel that association. To remove packages from the channel, select their
checkboxes and click Remove Packages on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. A con-
firmation page appears with the packages to be removed listed. Click Confirm to complete the
action.
Important
Users should note that this list differs from the package list available through the standard
Software Channel Details page in that it displays all versions of a package remaining in the
database, rather than just the latest. Therefore, you may revert to a previous version of a pack-
age simply by removing the latest version.
Add — Enables the addition of packages to the channel. To see available packages, select an
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option from the View dropdown menu and click View. To add packages to the channel you
are editing, select the appropriate checkboxes and click Add Packages. Refer to Section 4.6
Assigning Packages to Software Channels for a comprehensive discussion of this process.
Compare — Enables the comparison of package lists between different channels. To see the
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differences, select another channel from the Compare to: dropdown menu and click Compare.
A list appears showing all packages not contained by both channels and indicating the existing
channel location of each.

4.4. Manage Software Packages

In addition to adding packages to and removing them from channels, RHN Satellite Server and RHN
Proxy Server users also have the option of deleting packages entirely from both the database and
filesystem (although removal from the filesystem is delayed by about one hour). This can be done
through the Software Package Management page, accessed by clicking Manage Software Pack-
ages in the left navigation bar.
Warning
Although deleting packages from the database can be undone by uploading them again, they will
lose their association with any Errata. Upon reloading, they will have to be reassociated with Errata
manually. Refer to Chapter 5 Custom Errata Management for instructions.
To remove packages from the database, in the Software Package Management page, select an option
containing them from the View dropdown menu and click View. Then select the appropriate check-
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