how to set automatic update for 11.3 in KDE?

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#1

YaST2 now does not have an “Online Update Configuration” anymore.
Where are we supposed to setup automatic update installation?

In Gnome there is an item for this in the Gnome Update Applet, but there is
nothing equivalent in the KDE Updater Applet.

#2

Are you on about the kde updater applet ?

Do you have this installed
kupdateapplet-packagekit

#3

cflange wrote:

>
> YaST2 now does not have an “Online Update Configuration” anymore.
> Where are we supposed to setup automatic update installation?
>
> In Gnome there is an item for this in the Gnome Update Applet, but
> there is
> nothing equivalent in the KDE Updater Applet.
>
>

Aplication Launcher -> Aplisations -> System -> Desktop Aplet ->
Online Update Aplet. Running it installs aplet into System Tray.

–
Viljo

#4

Yes, I do have version 0.9.17-1.5-x86_64.

But when I bring up the Settings, it only asks if I want to start the updater automatically and the frequencyof checks, but not if I want to install updates, specially non-interative ones, automatically.

I have installed Gnome, but in the Start-Up manual, page 50, it shows that the Update Settings window of Gnome Update Applet allows you to set automatic install of “nothing”, “security patches only” or “all”. This used to be possible with the YaST2 tool Online Update Configuration, which does not exist anymore.

#5

This is what you should have
http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/9102/a2ed6191012947.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/a2ed6191012947)

#6

Have you found a way to setup automatic installation of security patches in the KDE Online Update Applet, as in the Gnome case?

#7

This used to be possible with the YaST2 tool Online Update Configuration, which does not exist anymore.
I can’t comment really, because I never use Online Updates and would never let run auto anything.

#8

I just do

zypper patch

#9

I do have this, but notice there is no option to install security updates automatically.

Here is a snapshot of the page in the Start-Up manual showing this option in Gnome:
http://j.imagehost.org/0777/gnome-update.png](http://j.imagehost.org/view/0777/gnome-update)

#10

I have had no problem in the past installing the security patches overnight in all my 12 lab computers. I can’t trust my students to remember installing them manually.

In addition, now the updater does not remember the root password as it used to, which makes matters more complicated. I submitted a bug report already. ( https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=626357 )

#11

Umm… I see
Don’t have a solution - sorry

#12

cflange wrote:

>
> Have you found a way to setup automatic installation of security patches
> in the KDE Online Update Applet, as in the Gnome case?
>

No.

I do not use automatic update. When updates are available I select updates
manually. I like to know witch updates are installed.

–
Viljo

#13

SuSE 11.3 does still have Online Update Configuration, but it is not installed by default.

To install it, open up the Yast Control Center, then Software Management. Search using the keyword “update”. Near the bottom of the list you will find yast2-online-update-configuration, which you can install.

When the installation is complete, close the Yast Control Center and reopen it. Online Update Configuration will be present.

#14

Great!
Thanks a lot for pointing this out.