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the version that shipped with Red Hat Linux 7.1, but the system has version 2.5.2 of the package
installed, the newer version of the package will be in the list of updated packages for the system.
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Name
— The name of the system as configured when registering the system. The default name
is the hostname of the system. Clicking on the name of a system takes you to the
System Details
page for the system. Refer to Section 6.4.2 for more information.
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Entitled — RHN subscription service that the server is entitled to.
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Base Channel
— The base channel for the system. To view all the channels for a system, go to
its System Detail page by clicking on the name of the system in the System List .
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Target Systems
— List of entitled systems that are eligible to be subscribed to the channel.
6.6.4. Channel Subscribe and Unsubscribe
Each RHN client system must be subscribed to a base channel and can only be subscribed to one
base channel. This base channel is selected automatically during registration from the Red Hat Linux
release and system architecture selected. Each RHN client system can be subscribed to zero or more
child channels.
To view the list of channels to which each system is subscribed, click
Systems
=>
System List
from
the left navigation bar. From the System List , click on the name of the system to display the System
Details
page. On the
System Details
page, there is a check beside the channels to which the system
is subscribed. To subscribe the system to additional child channels, check the box beside it and click
the
Modify System Profile
button at the bottom of the page. To unsubscribe the system from a child
channel, uncheck the box beside the channel name and click Modify System Profile .
6.6.5. Package Details
If you click on the name of any RPM package in the interface, the Package Details page will appear.
This page contains the following tabbed pages:
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Details — Details about the package including the package description, package size, and package
version (This information is similar to issuing the command
rpm -qi packagename
but with
more detail). Click the links in the bottom right of the page to download the RPM and/or SRPM
files for the package.
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Newer Versions — List of newer versions of the packages released via Errata Alerts.
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Dependencies
— Lists the package dependencies, what the package provides, the packages it ob-
soletes, and the packages with which it conflicts.
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Change Log
— The Change Log for the package (This information is similar to issuing the com-
mand
rpm -q --changelog packagename
).
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File List
— List of files installed from the package (This information is similar to issuing the
command
rpm -ql packagename
).
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Installed Systems
— List of systems with this package installed.
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Target Systems
— List of systems on which the package can be installed. Go here to install pack-
ages on entitled systems. Refer to Section 6.6.6 for instructions.
6.6.6. Package Install
Only packages included in a system’s subscribed channels can be installed or updated on that system.