Operation Manual
4.2 Installing Patches
The YaST Online Update dialog allows you to either install all available patches at one
go or to manually select the patches that you want to apply to your system. You may
also revert patches that have been applied to the system.
By default, all new patches (except the optional ones) that are currently available
for your system are already marked for installation. They will be applied automatically
once you click Accept or Apply.
Procedure 4.1
Applying Patches with YaST Online Update
1
Start YaST and select Software > Online Update.
2
To automatically apply all new patches (except the optional ones) that are
currently available for your system, proceed with Apply or Accept to start the
installation of the preselected patches.
3
To rst modify the selection of patches that you want to apply:
3a
Use the respective lters and views the GTK and Qt interfaces provide. For
details, refer to Section 4.1.1, “KDE Interface (Qt)” (page 82) and Sec-
tion 4.1.2, “GNOME Interface (GTK)” (page 83).
3b
Select or deselect patches according to your needs and wishes by activating
or deactivating the respective checkbox (GNOME) or by right-clicking the
patch and choosing the respective action from the context menu (KDE).
IMPORTANT: Always Apply Security Updates
However, do not deselect any security-related patches if you do
not have a very good reason for doing so. They x severe security
hazards and prevent your system from exploits.
3c
Most patches include updates for several packages. If you want to change
actions for single packages, right-click a package in the package view and
choose an action (KDE).
3d
To conrm your selection and to apply the selected patches, proceed with
Apply or Accept.
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