Manage Software Packages - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT Manual

Chapter 4. Custom Channel and Package Management
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 subtabs that allow you to view, add, and remove packages: List/Remove, Add, and
Compare.
• List/Remove — Displays all of the packages currently associated with the custom channel
and 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 confirmation page appears with the packages to be removed listed. Click
Confirm to complete the action.
Important
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. You may revert to a previous version of
a package simply by removing the latest version.
• Add — Enables the addition of packages to the channel. To see available packages, select
an 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 6, "Assigning Packages to Software Channels"
• Compare — Enables the comparison of package lists between different channels. To see
the 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. Manage Software Packages

In addition to adding and removing packages within channels, you also have the option of
deleting packages entirely from both the database and file system. Removal from the file system
is delayed by about one hour. This can be done through the Software Package Management
page, accessed by clicking Manage Software Packages on the left navigation bar.
Warning
Although deleting packages from the database can be undone by uploading
them again, they lose their association with any errata. Upon reloading, they
must be re-associated with errata manually. Refer to
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for a discussion of this process.
Chapter 5, Custom Errata