Quick Start Guide

3.3.2.2 Conguring the Software Update Applet
To congure the update applet, right-click the update icon in the panel and choose
Preferences. The conguration dialog lets you modify the following settings:
Check for Updates
Choose how often a check for updates is performed: Hourly, Daily, Weekly, or
Never.
Automatically Install
Congure whether patches are installed automatically or not (default). Automatic
installation can be chosen for either security patches only or for all patches.
Figure 3.5 GNOME Update Applet: Conguration
More options are congurable using gconf-editor: apps > gnome-packagekit.
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