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Installing Patches Manually
The Online Update window consists of five sections. The list of all patches available
is on the left. Find the description of the selected patch displayed below the list of
patches. The disk usage is displayed at the bottom of the left column. The right column
lists the packages included in the selected patch (a patch can consist of several packages)
and, below, a detailed description of the selected package.
Figure 8.4 YaST Online Update
The patch display lists all patches available for SUSE Linux Enterprise. A list entry
consists of a symbol and the patch name. For a list of possible symbols, press
Shift +
F1 . New patches that are not yet installed are marked with a small arrow in front of the
symbol. Patches that are already installed are marked with the
Keep
symbol. Patches
on packages that are not installed are marked with an empty box.
The patches are sorted by security level. The color of the patch name and a tool tip in-
dicate the security status of the patch:
Security
(red),
Recommended
(blue), or
Optional
(black).
Selected new patches are marked with the symbol
Install
(if this is the first patch
with this name) or
Update
(when previous patches with this name already have been
installed). To change the status, right-click a patch and choose an action from the list.
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