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36 Chapter 4:Red Hat Update Agent
Argument Description
-i, --install Install packages after they are downloaded. This argument will
override the configuraton option
Do not install packages after
retrieval.
-k, --packagedir Specify a colon separated path of directories to look for packages
before trying to download them.
--nosig Do not use GPG to check package signatures. This option will
override the saved configuration option.
--tmpdir=directory Override the configured package directory. The default location
is
/var/spool/up2date
. This option is useful if you do not
have enough space in the configured location.
--justdb Only add packages to the database and do not install them.
--dbpath Specify a path where an alternate RPM database to use is found.
The first time you run the
Red Hat Update Agent
, the dialog window in Figure 4–1, Install GPG
Key will prompt you to install the Red Hat GPG key. This is used to verify the RPM packages you
download for security purposes. Click
Yes
to install the key, and you will not see this message again.
Figure 4–1 Install GPG Key
After installing the Red Hat GPG key, the screen in Figure 4–2, Welcome Screen will appear. It appears
every time you start the
Red Hat Update Agent
. Click Next to continue.