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| Part II. Administration | 3.2. Update from the Command Line with zypper | | |
openSUSE offers a continuous stream of software security updates for your product. By default openSUSE Updater is used to keep your system up-to-date. Refer to Section “Keeping the System Up-to-date” (Chapter 3, Installing or Removing Software, ↑Start-Up) for further information on openSUSE Updater. This chapter covers alternative graphical tools and command line utilities for updating software packages.
The current patches for openSUSE® are available from an update software repository. If you have registered your product during the installation, an update repository is already configured. If you have not registered openSUSE, you can do so by running + in YaST. Alternatively, you can manually add an update repository from a source you trust with each update tool. Please refer to the respective application described below for instructions.
openSUSE
provides updates with different relevance levels. Security
updates fix severe security hazards and should definitely be
installed. Recommended updates fix issues that could
compromise your computer, whereas Optional updates fix
non-security relevant issues or provide enhancements.
To install updates and improvements with YaST, run +. All new patches (except the optional ones) that are currently available for your system are already marked for installation. Clicking automatically installs these patches. After the installation has completed, confirm with . Your system is now up-to-date.
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YaST Online Update has been integrated into the YaST software management module. This ensures that the newest version of a package is always installed. It is no longer necessary to run an online update after installing new packages. | |
The window consists of five sections. The list of all patches available is on the left. Find the description of the selected patch displayed below the list of patches. The disk usage is displayed at the bottom of the left column. The right column lists the packages included in the selected patch (a patch can consist of several packages) and, below, a detailed description of the selected package.
The patch display lists patches available for openSUSE. The patches are
sorted by relevance, security-wise. The color of the patch name as well as a
pop-up window under the mouse cursor indicate the security status of the
patch: Security (red), Recommended
(blue), or Optional (black). There are three different
views on patches. Use to toggle the
views:
Patches currently not installed that apply to packages installed on your system.
All patches that apply to packages installed on your system.
All patches available for openSUSE.
A list entry consists of a symbol and the patch name. For a list of
possible symbols, press
Shift+F1. Actions
required by Security and Recommended
patches are automatically preset. These actions are
, , or
. Actions for Optional
patches are not preset—right-click on a patch and choose an action
from the list.
Most patches include updates for several packages. If you want to change actions for single packages, right-click on a package in the package window and choose an action. Once you have marked all patches and packages as desired, proceed with
YaST also offers the possibility to set up an automatic update. Open + for the configuration screen. You can either configure a or a update. Some patches, such as kernel updates, require user interaction, which would cause the automatic update procedure to stop. Therefore you should check , if you want the update procedure to proceed fully automatically. Having done so, you should run a manual from time to time in order to install patches that require interaction.
