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openSUSE offers a continuous stream of software security updates for your product. By default openSUSE Updater is used to keep your system up-to-date. Refer to Section “Keeping the System Up-to-date” (Chapter 3, Installing, Removing and Updating Software, ↑Start-Up) for further information on openSUSE Updater. This chapter covers the alternative tool for updating software packages: YaST Online Update.
The current patches for openSUSE® are available from an update software repository, which is automatically configured during the installation. Conversely, you can manually add an update repository from a source you trust. To add or remove repositories, start the Repository Manager with + in YaST. Learn more about the Repository Manager in Section 3.4, “Managing Software Repositories and Services”.
openSUSE
provides updates with different relevance levels.
Security updates fix severe security hazards and should
definitely be installed. Recommended updates fix issues
that could compromise your computer, whereas Optional
updates fix non-security relevant issues or provide enhancements.
Procedure 4.1. Installing Patches with YaST Online Update
Run + in YaST
All new patches (except the optional ones) that are currently available for your system are already marked for installation. Click or to automatically install them.
Confirm with after the installation has completed. Your system is now up-to-date.
![[Tip]](admon/tip.png) | Disabling deltarpms |
|---|---|
By default updates are downloaded as deltarpms. Since rebuilding rpm
packages from deltarpms is a memory and CPU time consuming task, certain
setups or hardware configurations might require you to disable the usage
of deltarpms for performance sake. To disable the use of deltarpms edit
the file | |
The window consists of four sections. The list of all patches available is on the left. Find the description of the selected patch displayed below the list of patches. The right column lists the packages included in the selected patch (a patch can consist of several packages) and below, a detailed description of the selected package.
The patch display lists the available patches for openSUSE. The
patches are sorted by security relevance (security,
recommended, and optional). There
are three different views on patches. Use to toggle the views:
- (default view)
Non-installed patches that apply to packages installed on your system.
Patches that either apply to packages not installed on your system, or patches that have requirements which have already have been fulfilled (because the relevant packages have already been updated from another source).
All patches available for openSUSE.
A list entry consists of a symbol and the patch name. For a list of
possible symbols, press
Shift+F1.
Actions required by Security and
Recommended patches are automatically preset. These
actions are ,
and . Actions for
Optional patches are not preset—right-click on a
patch and choose an action from the list.
If you install an up-to-date package from a repository other than the update repository, the requirements of a patch for this package may be fulfilled with this installation. In this case a check mark is displayed in front of the patch summary. The patch will be visible in the list until you mark it for installation. This will in fact not install the patch (because the package already is up-to-date), but mark the patch as having been installed.
Most patches include updates for several packages. If you want to change actions for single packages, right-click on a package in the package window and choose an action. Once you have marked all patches and packages as desired, proceed with