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Chapter 3. Red Hat Network Notification Tool 37
If you see the icon, it is highly recommended that you apply the updates. Refer to Section 3.4 for
information on applying updates.
If you have scheduled updates to be installed, you can watch the applet icon to determine when updates
are applied. The icon changes to the
icon after the Errata Updates are applied.
If you apply a kernel update (or the kernel update is automatically applied), the applet will display the
until the system is rebooted with the new kernel. If you click on the applet, the
Available Updates
tab displays a list of packages that can be updated on your system.
3.3. Viewing Updates
Clicking on the Red Hat Network Notification Tool displays a list of available updates. To alter your
list of excluded packages, click the
Ignored Packages
tab and make your modifications.
Figure 3-3. Available Updates
3.4. Applying Updates
If the system is registered with RHN and entitled to a service offering, you can apply the Errata
Updates with the Red Hat Update Agent . To launch the Red Hat Update Agent , click on the applet,
and then click on the
Launch up2date
button. You can also right-click on the applet and select
Launch up2date . For more information on the Red Hat Update Agent , refer to Chapter 2.