Red Hat NETWORK WORKGROUP, User Reference Manual

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14 Chapter 1. What is Red Hat Network?
1.5. Before You Begin
Red Hat Network is available for Red Hat Linux 6.2 and higher. For instructions on config-
uring Red Hat Linux 6.2 for Red Hat Network, refer to Chapter 7.
By default, all the software packages you need to use Red Hat Network are installed with
Red Hat Linux 7 and higher. However, if you chose not to install them during the installation
process or performed an upgrade from Red Hat Linux 6.2 or lower, you may 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-1.5.0-1
The version number might differ slightly if you have a newer version installed.
If you do not have the
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. If you prefer not 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 GNOMEinterface (graphical version) for the Red Hat
Network Registration Client
; runs if the X Window System is
available
up2date Provides the
Red Hat Update Agent
command line version and
the Red Hat Network Daemon
up2date-gnome Provides the GNOME interface (graphical version) for the Red Hat
Update Agent ; runs if the X Window System is available
If the packages are not installed, they can be found on the Red Hat Linux 7 (or
higher) CD-ROM #1 in the
RedHat/RPMS
directory or downloaded from the Red Hat
FTP site available at ftp://ftp.redhat.com (or from a Red Hat FTP mirror available at
http://www.redhat.com/mirrors.html). Always check the Red Hat Errata page, available
at http://www.redhat.com/errata/, for package updates. If you install an older version of
these packages, you can retreive the latest versions using Red Hat Network. The first time
that you request the RPM updates for your system, they will be included.