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Security patches available.
Orange Star with an Up Arrow
Recommended patches are available.
Yellow Star with a Down Arrow
Optional patches are available.
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Installing Patches
Whenever the updater icon shows the availability of patches, left-click the icon and
choose Update System Now. Provide the
root
password. The patches avaiable will be
installation in the background.
Alternatively, left-click the updater icon and choose Show Updates to open the Software
Update Viewer. In the overview it shows the number of patches available per category.
Click on Review to open a detailed view where all patches sorted by category are listed.
Security patches are displayed first, trivial patches last. Click on a patch to see details,
such as a description, version number, repository, and—if available—a link to bugzilla,
the Novell bug tracking system.
By default all patches are marked for installation. Uncheck the checkbox in front of a
patch to prevent a patch from being installed.
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