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Figure 6.4 KDE Updater Applet: Detailed Update View
You will be prompted for the root password after having proceeded with Install. The
updater performs the installation of the patches. See the system tray (KDE) or the noti-
fication area (GNOME) for status messages and a progress meter.
The YaST Online Update offers advanced features to customize the patch installation.
Please refer to Chapter 1, YaST Online Update (↑Administration Guide) for more infor-
mation.
Installing New Software Versions
New software versions are available from software repositories provided by the open-
SUSE community. By default, no such repositories are preconfigured. To add a repos-
itory, right-click on the updater icon and choose Add/Remove Update Sources. You
need to enter the root password to start the Configured Software Repositories module.
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WARNING: Trusting External Software Sources
Before adding external software repositories to your list of repositories make
sure this repository can be trusted. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is not respon-
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