Installing Patches Manually Using the GTK Interface

The Online Update window consists of two main sections. The left pane lists all patches and provides different filters for the patch list. See the right pane for a list of changes that will carried out once you Apply them.

Figure 4.2. YaST Online Update

YaST Online Update

Patch List Filters

Available

Non-installed patches that apply to packages installed on your system.

Installed

Patches that are already installed.

All

Patches that are either already installed or available.

Severity

Only show Optional, Recommended, or Security patches. By default, All patches are shown.

Repositories

This filter lets you display the patches per repository.

Packages Listing

Apply your custom filter here.

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 versions available. You can also choose to Install optional patches—security and recommended patches are already preselected for installation.