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Online method to install DSU on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
operating system
Prerequisites
Ensure that the online repository is configured to linux.dell.com.
About this task
To install DSU on the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following
steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
3. In command prompt, run the following command: yum install dell-system-update
Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices
information.
Next steps
To verify if the installation is successful, run dsu -h and run dsu -v for Linux based Operating System on the command prompt
with root privileges.
Offline method to install DSU
About this task
To install DSU on the supported Linux operating system through command prompt, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
3. In command prompt, go to the location where you have saved the download files. Type or select the .bin file and add ./
command to install DSU.
Status of the installation is displayed with details such as release title, release date, description, and supported devices
information.
4. Press q to continue .
5. Press y to install DSU.
A successful installation message is displayed. The installation path for Linux: /var/log/dell/updatepackage/log/
support/
To install DSU on Ubuntu
Prerequisites
Download the latest DSU version from dell.com/support.
About this task
To install DSU on the supported Ubuntu through command prompt, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Download the latest Dell Update Package (DUP) from the support site.
2. Provide the superuser or root privileges for the folder where you have saved the DUP files.
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Installing DSU