Red Hat NETWORK 3.2 - PROVISIONING, Reference Manual

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Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network? 5
1.7. Before You Begin
By default, all the software packages you need to use Red Hat Network are installed with Red Hat dis-
tributions. However, if you chose not to install them during the installation process, you will need to
obtain the
Red Hat Update Agent
and possibly the
Red Hat Network Registration Client
. Remem-
ber, if you are a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 user, you will need the Red Hat Network Registration
Client
. To determine if the
Red Hat Network Registration Client
is installed, type the following
command:
rpm -q rhn_register
If the Red Hat Network Registration Client is installed, it will return something similar to
rhn_register-2.8.27
The version number might differ slightly.
If you do not have the
Red Hat Network Registration Client
installed, the command will return
package rhn_register is not installed
Perform this check for every package in Table 1-1 relevant to your system. If you prefer to use the
command line versions, you do not have to install the two packages ending in
gnome
.
Package Name Description
rhn_register
Provides the Red Hat Network Registration Client program and the
text mode interface
rhn_register-gnome
Provides the GNOME interface (graphical version) for the Red Hat
Network Registration Client
; runs if the X Window System is available
up2date
Provides the
Red Hat Update Agent
command line version and the Red
Hat Network Daemon
up2date-gnome
Provides the GNOME interface (graphical version) for the
Red Hat
Update Agent
; runs if the X Window System is available
Table 1-1. Red Hat Network Packages
If the packages are not installed, they can be found on the Red Hat Linux 7 (or higher) CD-ROM #1 in
the
RedHat/RPMS
directory or downloaded from the Red Hat FTP site available at ftp://ftp.redhat.com
(or from a Red Hat FTP mirror available at http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html). Always check the
Red Hat Errata page, available at http://www.redhat.com/errata/, for package updates. If you install an
older version of these packages, you can retrieve the latest versions using Red Hat Network. The first
time that you request the RPM updates for your system, they will be included.