Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.0 - CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, Reference Manual

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not want them updated or reverted to the default Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages.
• Retrieve source RPM along with binary package — download both the source
(
*.src.rpm
) and the binary (
*.[architecture].rpm
) files
The following installation options are configurable (see Figure 2.17, “Retrieval/Installation
Settings” ):
• Use GPG to verify package integrity — before installing packages, verify Red Hat's GPG
signature (highly recommended for security reasons)
• After installation, keep binary packages on disk — save binary packages in the desired
directory instead of deleting them after installation
The following additional options are configurable from this tab:
• Override version stored in System Profile — override the Red Hat Linux version in your
System Profile
• Package storage directory — change the directory where packages are downloaded; the
default location is
/var/spool/up2date/
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,
“Package Exceptions Settings” ).
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.
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