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Chapter 2. Red Hat Update Agent
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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/
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, “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.
Figure 2.18. Package Exceptions Settings