Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Blank blank@eclipse.ncsc.mil --- RHEL6/input/system/software/updating.xml | 21 ++++++++------------- 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RHEL6/input/system/software/updating.xml b/RHEL6/input/system/software/updating.xml index 4177d15..9dbf8b8 100644 --- a/RHEL6/input/system/software/updating.xml +++ b/RHEL6/input/system/software/updating.xml @@ -1,20 +1,15 @@ <Group id="updating"> <title>Updating Software</title> <description>The <tt>yum</tt> command line tool is used to install and -update software packages. The system also provides two graphical -package managers, <tt>pirut</tt> and <tt>pup</tt>. The <tt>pirut</tt> -tool is a graphical front-end for <tt>yum</tt> that allows users to install -and update packages while <tt>pup</tt> is a simple update tool for packages -that are already installed. In the <b>Applications</b> menu, <tt>pirut</tt> -is labeled <b>Add/Remove Software</b> and pup is labeled -<b>Software Updater</b>. +update software packages. The system also provides a graphical +software update tool in the <b>System</b> menu, in the <b>Administration</b> submenu, +called <b>Software Update</b>. <br /><br /> -Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems contain an embedded Installed Software -Catalog, or "RPM Database," which records metadata of installed packages. -The <tt>yum</tt>, <tt>pirut</tt>, and <tt>pup</tt> tools interface -with the Installed Software Catalog to ensure all system metadata is -accurate with regard to installed software and security patches, and -for this reason, their use is strongly encouraged. +Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems contain an installed software catalog called +the RPM database, which records metadata of installed packages. Tools such as +<tt>yum</tt> or the graphical <b>Software Update</b> ensure usage of RPM +packages for software installation. This allows for insight into the current +inventory of installed software on the system, and is highly recommended. </description>
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