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The process of applying, or files used to apply, improvements to a system or program. An update is typically encompasses minor changes and improvements, relative to an upgrade.

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Can I stop a Gentoo "emerge world" to add a feature or use flag I forgot?

Can I stop a Gentoo "emerge world" to add a feature or use flag I forgot? If so, how much pain am I in for, and what steps would you recommend for safely getting the system back on its feet?
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While gentoo is doing emerge update world, can I safely work in another terminal window (ALT-F3 for example)?

Got a new Gentoo installation, and doing a long emerge update world. I noticed that the other terminal windows are still available (ALT-F2, ALT-F3, etc.). Is it safe for me to work in them while the emerge world process continues? Any limitations…
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Some Computers on My Domain Aren't Pulling Updates from the WSUS Server

I am a computer tech for a local school district - and I'm really still just a college student myself, so maybe you guys could help me out. Today we had very little bandwidth, so we called our ISP. They responded back with a list of IP addresses on…
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Do WSUS Reports Included Updates Awaiting Approval?

If I create a WSUS report as follows: Type: Summary Classifications: Critical, Security, Service Packs Products: Any Groups: Foo Status: Needed Will it include updates that have been synchronized but have not been approved or declined yet? Part of…
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Can I Exit my SSH Client After Starting an Update?

I just ran sudo aptitude update && sudo aptitude dist-upgrade through PuTTY (SSH Client) on my Laptop, which was directed at my fresh Ubuntu server. Unfortunately I just realized I need to be out of the house with my Laptop and I'm worried that by…
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YUM RHEL Update Server

I need to create a local RHEL5 Update Server to help eliminate the number of servers exposed to the web. All the local rhel5 servers need to be able to use this server as a repository for patches. I have a server registered with Redhat and would…
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Linux Server update / upgrade policy

I am running Debian Stable on all our servers. Debian Stable always gets security and other important updates time to time which includes Kernel Updates too. Do one have to immediately update all packages including kernel? What should be the most…
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What's the best solution for updating in a small environment

I'm looking for a solution to updates - I really need all my flash and Java updates to be installed automatically as soon as they are available. Microsoft Updates pro - updates all versions and office products con - some big updates require…
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Replace single file on tomcat-deployed war

I'd like to know how to configure tomcat 6 in order to be able to replace a file from a war - for instance an image or a jsp - so I don't need to restart the server to keep it updated. I assume I'll have to deploy it as a directory - not just…
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Recommended SpamAssassin update channels?

I'm currently using SpamAssassin on a couple of mail servers that I look after. SpamAssassin runs in the context of amavisd-new on those servers and with the usual bunch of plugins (FuzzyOCR, DCC, pyzor, razor). Currently the servers are getting…
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Update specific list of packages with yum

As most company we have different pre-production environment: development, integration, staging, production. We would like to keep these env OS updated but we would like to perform yum update in development, after a couple of days update the exact…
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How do I prove that all available windows security updates are installed on a Windows 10 workstation?

If I have a Windows 10 workstation, I can use something like wmic qfe list or Get-Hotfix to show all the installed updates on that system. How can I prove, that the list of updates installed, are really all that is a available to be installed? I'm…
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Windows 10 Update using SCCM to 1903 Timing out

I work for a school. In preparation for the summer, I am investigating methods of updating our installed versions of Windows 10 1709 to something more current. I'm thinking it's either going to be 1809 or 1903. My preferred method would be to use…
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I am getting a 8024402C error on Windows Update

I have a Window Server 2008 Standard Edition. When I try to do the updates I get the error "Code 8024402C Windows Update encountered an unknown error." Most of the help I can find about this error says that you should clear out your proxy setting on…
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HP iLO 4 firmware update failure, stuck on "Checking HP Secure Digital Signature" and 1% flash progress. Stuck on firmware 1.51, ProLiant DL360p Gen8

I am trying to update the iLO 4 firmware on a HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8. It's a VMHost, running VMware ESXi, 5.1.0, 2323236. The VM's it runs are Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. It's currently running iLO Firmware v1.5.1. I am trying to update it…
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