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3. All notifications and information messages are signed by Red Hat with an electronic signature us-
ing GPG. The
rpm
utility 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.
1.3 Before You Begin
Red Hat Network is available for Red Hat Linux 6.2. Refer to Chapter 7, Using Red Hat Network with
Red Hat Linux 6.2 for details on installing the necessary packages.
By default, all the software packages you need to use Red Hat Network are installed with Red Hat
Linux 7. However, if you chose not to install them during the installation process or performed an
upgrade to Red Hat Linux 7, you might not have the Red Hat Network Registration Client or the Red
Hat Update Agent installed. To verify that 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-1.0-7
The version number might differ slightly if you have a newer version installed.
If you do not have 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, Red Hat Network Packages. If you do not want to
use the graphical versions, you do not have to install the two packages ending in
gnome
.
Table 1–1 Red Hat Network Packages
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