8.11 Keeping Your Fedora Core System Up to Date
Since Fedora
Core isn't officially supported by Red Hat, Fedora
Core users don't have access to Red Hat Network.
However, Fedora Core includes the Alert Notification and up2date
tools, which can automatically install software updates.
You
don't need to activate a software license in order
to update your Fedora Core system, but you do need to configure your
system. The procedure used to configure and update your system
closely resembles that appropriate for updating Red Hat Enterprise
Linux. Here are the steps you should follow:
Launch the Alert Notification Tool
configuration sequence by right-clicking the Alert Notification Tool
icon. The series of dialog boxes that appears closely resembles that
related to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, described in the preceding
section. Launch the up2date tool by clicking the Alert
Notification Tool icon. Complete the series of dialog boxes,
beginning with the Welcome to Red Hat Update Agent dialog box. The
series closely resembles that of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, described
in the preceding section. However, it omits several dialog boxes that
relate to Red Hat Network.
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If you're prompted to install the Red Hat, Inc.
public GPG
key, be sure to click Yes. Otherwise, system updates will fail.
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Once you've configured the Alert Notification tool,
its color indicates whether updates are available. If the tool is
red, click the tool icon, review the available updates, and install
those you consider appropriate. In general, you should install all
available updates as soon as they become available. However, you may
prefer to postpone installing available updates—especially
large updates that entail time-consuming downloads—to a
convenient time.
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