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Figure 4-3. Channels
4.3. Choosing Packages to Update
After clicking
Next
, the dialog box in Figure 4-4 will appear. This means that a connection to Red Hat
Network is being established and that 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.
Figure 4-4. Retrieve Update Information
While you see this dialog box, the
Red Hat Update Agent
uses your unique Digital Certificate
(
/etc/sysconfig/rhn/systemid
) to determine if there are any updated packages available for
your system. If there are no updated packages available for your system, the dialog box in Figure 4-5
appears. Click
OK
to exit the
Red Hat Update Agent
.
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