Software - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

8.3 Software

8.3.1 Installing and Removing Software
To install, uninstall, and update software on your machine, use Software > Software
Management. This opens a package manager dialog as shown in Figure 8.2, "YaST
Package Manager" (page 132).
Figure 8.2 YaST Package Manager
In SUSE® Linux Enterprise, software is available in the form of RPM packages. Nor-
mally, a package contains everything needed for a program: the program itself, the
configuration files, and all documentation. A list of individual packages is displayed
to the right in the individual package window. The content of this list is determined by
the currently selected filter. If, for example, the Patterns filter is selected, the individual
package window displays all packages of the current selection.
In the package manager, each package has a status that determines what to do with the
package, such as "Install" or "Delete." This status is shown by a symbol in a status box
at the beginning of the line. Change the status by clicking or selecting the desired status
from the menu that opens when the item is right-clicked. Depending on the current sit-
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