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Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network?
3. All notifications and information messages are signed by Red Hat with an electronic signature
using GPG. RPM can be used to verify the authenticity of the package before it is installed.
4. All transactions are encrypted using a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection.
5. All packages are tested and verified by the Red Hat Quality Assurance Team before they are
added to the Red Hat Errata list and Red Hat Network.
Tip
Refer to https://rhn.redhat.com/help/faq.pxt for a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
1.6. Before You Begin
Red Hat Network is available for Red Hat Linux 6.2 and higher. For instructions on configuring Red
Hat Linux 6.2 for Red Hat Network, refer to Chapter 8.
By default, all the software packages you need to use Red Hat Network are installed with Red Hat
Linux 7 and higher. However, if you chose not to install them during the installation process or per-
formed an upgrade from Red Hat Linux 6.2 or lower, you may not have the
Red Hat Network Reg-
istration Client
or the
Red Hat Update Agent
installed. 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-2.7.21-7.x.3
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. If you prefer not to use the graphical 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
Summary of Contents for NETWORK BASIC - USER REFERENCE GUIDE 3.3
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Page 27: ...Chapter 2 Red Hat Network Registration Client 27 Figure 2 15 Text Mode Welcome Screen...
Page 28: ...28 Chapter 2 Red Hat Network Registration Client...
Page 34: ...34 Chapter 3 Red Hat Update Agent Configuration Tool...
Page 48: ...48 Chapter 4 Red Hat Update Agent...
Page 52: ...52 Chapter 5 Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool...
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Page 72: ...72 Chapter 8 Using Red Hat Network with Red Hat Linux 6 2...
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