Quick Start Guide

Select an entry in the Summary section to view a short Patch Description at the
bottom left corner of the dialog. The upper right section lists the packages included
in the selected patch (a patch can consist of several packages). Click an entry in the
upper right section to view details about the respective package that is included in
the patch.
6.1.2 GNOME Interface (GTK)
The Online Update window consists of four main sections.
Figure 6.2: YaST Online Update—GTK Interface
The upper right section lists the available (or already installed) patches for openSUSE.
To lter patches according to their security relevance, click the corresponding Prior-
ity entry in the upper right section of the window: Security, Recommended, Optional
or Any priority.
If all available patches are already installed, the Package listing in the upper right
section will show no entries. The box in the bottom left-hand section shows the
number of both available and already installed patches and lets you toggle the view
to either Available or Installed patches.
Select an entry in the Package listing section to view a patch description and further
details at the bottom right corner of the dialog. As a patch can consist of several
packages, click the Applies to entry in the lower right section to see which packages
are included in the respective patch.
Click on a patch entry to open a row with detailed information about the patch in the
bottom of the window. Here you can see a detailed patch description as well as the
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