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previous failure). Clicking a status other than None takes you to the Action Details page. This
column corresponds to one on the
Affected Systems
tab of the
Errata Details
page.
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Packages — Manages the packages on the system.
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Packages
— The default display of the
Packages
tab describes the options available to you and
provides the means to update your package list. If after exploring the packages, you believe the
list is outdated or incomplete (or you installed the packages manually and did not have RHN
install them), click the Update Package List button on the bottom right-hand corner of this
page. The next time the RHN Daemon connects to RHN, it will update your System Profile with
the latest list of installed packages.
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List/Remove
— Lists installed packages from the system’s software System Profile and enables
you to remove them. Click on a package name to view its Package Details page. (Refer to Section
4.6.5.3 Package Details .) To delete packages from the system, select their checkboxes and click
the Remove Packages button on the bottom right-hand corner of the page. A confirmation page
will appear with the packages listed. Click the
Confirm
button to remove the packages.
Note
If you are using
up2date
version 3.1 or higher, any dependency-related errors generated by the
attempted package removal are displayed on the page.
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Upgrade — Displays a list of packages that have a new version available based on the package
versions in the channel for the system. Click on the latest package name to view its
Package
Details page. To upgrade packages immediately, select them and click the Upgrade Packages
button. To download the packages as .tar files, select them and click the
Download Packages
button. Refer to Section 4.6.5.2 Package Download for details.
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Install
— Enables you to install new packages on the system from the available channels. Click
on the package name to view its Package Details page. To install packages, select them and click
the
Install Selected Packages
button.
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Profiles — Gives you the ability to compare the packages on this system with the packages of
stored profiles and other Management systems. To make the comparison with a stored profile,
select that profile from the pulldown menu and click the
Compare
button. To make the compar-
ison with another system, select it from the associated pulldown menu and click the
Compare
button. To create a stored profile based upon the existing system, click the
Create System Profile
button, enter any additional information you desire, and click the Create Profile button.
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Channels — Provides a predetermined method for systems to obtain regular updates, based upon
their operating systems, packages and, functionality. Click a channel name to view its
Channel
Details page. To modify the child channels associated with this system, use the checkboxes next
to the channels and click the
Change Subscriptions
button. You will receive a success message
or be notified of any errors. To change the system’s base channel, select the new one from the
pulldown menu and click the
Modify Base Channel
button. Refer to Section 4.6.1 Channels for
more information.
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Groups
— Lists the system’s associated groups and enables you to change these associations. This
tab appears only for systems with Management entitlement. To modify the system’s groups, select
or unselect them and click the
Update Membership
button. Click on a group’s name to go to its
System Group Details page. Refer to Section 4.4.3.3 System Group Details for more information.
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Notes
— Provides you with a place to create notes about the system. To add a new note, click the
create new note button, type a subject and details, and click the Create button. To modify a note,
click on its subject in the list of notes, make your changes, and click the
Update
button. To remove
a note, click on its subject in the list of notes and then click the delete note button.