Quick Start Guide

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To start the update viewer even if no applet icon is visible, press [Alt] + [F2] and
enter gpk-update-viewer.
Open box with a globe
The update applet is busy (for example checking for updates or installing software).
Red Star with Exclamation Mark
Security patches are available.
Orange Star with an Up Arrow
Important patches are available.
Yellow Star with a Down Arrow
Trivial patches are available.
Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Mark
An error has occurred.
5.5.2.1 Installing Patches
Procedure 5.2: Installing Patches
Whenever new patches are available, a notication message will appear and the
Update Applet icon will be visible in the notication area.
1 Either click Install updates in the notication message or click the icon to open
the Software Update window.
2 All security and important patches are preselected. It is strongly recommended
to install these patches. Trivial patches can be manually selected by ticking
the respective check boxes. Get detailed information on a patch by clicking
on its title.
3 Click Install Updates to start the patch installation.
4 The Additional Conrmation Required window showing an installation summary
opens. Click Continue to proceed.
5
Enter the root password in the authentication screen and proceed with Au-
thenticate.
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