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Override version stored in System Profile — override the Red Hat Linux version in
your System Profile
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Package storage directory — change the directory where packages are downloaded;
the default location is
/var/spool/up2date/
2.4.1.3. Package Exceptions Settings
The Package Exceptions tab allows you to define which packages to exclude from the list
of updated RPM packages according to the package name or file name (see Figure 2-18).
To define a set of packages to be excluded according to the package name, enter a character
string including wild cards (*) in the Add new text field under in the Package Names
to Skip section heading. A wild card at the end of the character string indicates that all
packages beginning with the character string are excluded from the list. A wild card at the
beginning of the character string indicates that any packages that end with the character
string are excluded from the list.
For example, if the string
kernel* is in the Package Names to Skip section, the Red
Hat Update Agent will not display any packages beginning with kernel.
To exclude packages by file name, apply the same rules to the field below File Names to
Skip section heading.