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YaST — Configuration
Configure a cron job that executes the following command:
online_update -u <URL> -g <type_specification>
-u introduces the base URL of the directory tree from which the
patches should be downloaded. The following protocols are sup-
ported: http, ftp, smb, nfs, cd, dvd, and dir. -g downloads the
patches to a local directory without installing them. Optionally, fil-
ter the patches by specifying the type: security, recommended,
or optional. If no filter is specified, online_update downloads all
new security and recommended patches.
The downloaded packages can be installed immediately without re-
viewing the individual patches. online_update saves the patches in
the directory /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/. To install the patches,
execute the following command:
online_update -u /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/ -i
The parameter -u specifies the (local) URL of the patches to install.
-i starts the installation procedure.
To review the downloaded patches prior to the installation, start the
YOU dialog:
yast online_update .url /var/lib/YaST2/you/mnt/
YOU starts and uses the local directory containing the downloaded
patches instead of a remote directory on the Internet. Select the
patches to install in the same way as packages for installation in the
package manager.
For more information about online_update, enter online_update -h.
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