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Before you proceed, however, you should consider ensuring you have the latest version of the
Red
Hat Update Agent
, as development on it is continuous. This task is as simple as running the tool
against its own package. Shut down the GUI version and run this command in a terminal (as root),
like so:
up2date up2date
2.3.1. Choosing a Software Channel
The first step is to select the channel from which you want the updated packages to be retrieved. After
you send your System Profile, the
Channels
screen (Figure 2-14) appears. Select the appropriate
base channel and click
Forward
to continue. The
Red Hat Update Agent
offers only the channels
enabled for the system in RHN (or your RHN Satellite Server). Refer to Section 4.6
Channels
for
more information on channels and how channels are used to determine which packages are installed.
Figure 2-14. Channels
2.3.2. Choosing Packages to Update
After clicking
Forward
, the dialog box in Figure 2-15 will appear. This means a connection to Red
Hat Network is being established and your customized list of updates is being retrieved. This might
take some time, depending on the speed of your connection and the number of packages you have
installed.
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