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Figure 4-11. Update Agent Finished
4.6. Command Line Version of Red Hat Update Agent
If you are not running X, you can still run the
Red Hat Update Agent
from a virtual console
or remote terminal. If you are running X but want to use the command line version, you can
force it not to display the graphical interface with the following command:
up2date --nox
The command line version of the
Red Hat Update Agent
allows you to perform advanced
functions or to perform actions with little or no interaction. For example, the following com-
mand updates your system with no interaction. It will download the newer packages and
install them if you configured it to install them automatically.
up2date -u
The command line version of the
Red Hat Update Agent
accepts the following arguments:
Table 4-2. Update Agent Command Line Arguments
Argument
Description
--configure
Configure
Red Hat Update Agent
options. This is
equivalent to running the
Red Hat Update Agent
Configuration Tool
(
up2date-config
). To run the
command line version of
up2date-config
, use this option
in conjunction with the
--nox
option:
up2date --nox
--configure
. Refer to Section 3.5 for details.
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