Name

up2date [options] [packages] — up2date

Synopsis

/usr/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

up2date is the easiest way to keep your Fedora system… well, up to date. As root, just run:

# up2date

and follow the prompts. This provides a graphical user interface. You can also run up2date in command-line mode:

# up2date -l

to list all updated RPM packages (if any) available for your system. To download the given packages, run:

# up2date -d packages

To install the given RPM packages you have already downloaded with up2date -d, run:

# up2date -i packages

up2date downloads RPM packages from Red Hat or Fedora-related servers over the Internet, so you might need to register your system with them the first time you run up2date.

Some Linux users prefer other programs to up2date, such as yum (http://linux.duke.edu/projects/yum/) and apt (http://ayo.freshrpms.net/).

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