Updating UMBC RedHat Linux

Keeping your software updated is very important. Updates provide you with the latest patches for RedHat, including security fixes.

Special Considerations

The following packages need some special consideration when upgrading the kernel in UMBC RedHat:

• openafs-kernel

  The OpenAFS package needs to be upgraded with every upgraded kernel. If the kernel is upgraded without upgrading the openafs-kernel package, OpenAFS will no longer work, and access to AFS will be lost.

Using up2date

RedHat provides a utility called up2date to install updates. Start up2date and follow the instructions. RedHat will require that you register with RedHat to use up2date.

Alternative to up2date

Since we are now using RedHat Enterprise Linux as the base for our distribution, you must use up2date to receive updates from RedHat. It should be noted that up2date now supports the use of external repositories in the APT or YUM format. You may use these repositories to keep packages updated that RedHat does not provide. For further information, please consult the available man pages for up2date.