Quick Start Guide

availability of updates, click on the icon to launch the software installation window.
Click on Details and then on the Upgrade tab to open the list with new software
versions. Either select single packages by activating the box in front of an entry, or
click Select All Packages. Install starts the installation of the selected software
packages. You will be prompted for the root password. See the system tray for status
messages and a progress meter.
NOTE: The YaST Online Update
The YaST Online Update oers advanced features to customize the installation of
software updates. Please refer to Chapter 4, YaST Online Update (↑Reference)
for more information.
3.3.1.3 Conguring the Updater Applet
By default the updater is started on login, checks for updates every 24 hours, shows
recurring notications every 60 minutes and monitors the availability of patches. To
change this behavior, right-click the applet icon and choose Congure Applet.
Figure 3.3 KDE Updater Applet: Conguration
The conguration dialog also oers to change the following settings:
Check for Updates Every
Choose the interval between checks for updates in hours.
Show Recurring Notication...
Choose the interval between notications in minutes.
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