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Find the list of available patches on the left. Patches are sorted by security importance:
Security
You must install these patches. Not installing the patches is a real security hazard.
Recommended
You should install these patches, because your computer could be compromised.
Optional
You can install these patches, but if you do not install them your computer remains
secure.
To install a patch, select it in the list and click Accept. You can select multiple patches.
To cancel your changes, click Cancel.
If you need special settings, for example, if your computer is behind a proxy server,
use the command line tool rug. It is described in Section 2.12, “Update from the Command
Line” (page 76).
2.3.5 Automatic Online Update
Software → Online Update Setup allows you to schedule automatic online updates.
First enable automatic online update by activating Enable Automatic Update then set
the time of the update. If you want to have full control over installed patches, you can
schedule only the download of patches and install patches manually later. To download
patches only, check Only Download Patches.
Some patches need some additional actions, for example, patches for the kernel require
a reboot for activation. Information about the additional actions are provided with preinstallation
information. To use automatic update only for normal patches without
preinstallation information, check Skip Patches with Preinstall Information. Click
Finish to exit the dialog.
2.3.6 Updating from a Patch CD
The Patch CD Update module from the Software section installs patches from CD, not
from an FTP server. The advantage lies in a much faster update with CD. After the
patch CD is inserted, all patches on the CD are displayed in the dialog. Select the desired