New Update Agent with many fixes and enhanced functionality available

A new version of Update Agent is available which has more features and
fixes many bugs present in the existing Agent. Dependency resolution is
more aggressive, command line operation is enhanced, and errata information
is available.

This release of Update Agent fixes several problems and numerous crashes
present in the last release, 2.1.7. It also adds the ability to view
errata information on available packages, giving you more detailed insight
into why a particular package is available. Command line functionality has
been greatly enhanced. All known critical bugs have been addressed.

In addition to Update Agent, a new version of the RHN registration program
is being bundled, which fixes some problems with registering old older
processors like Intel 486s.

Both Update Agent and Red Hat Network Registration program now include full
support for proxies, with or without authentication.

2001-04-18: Fixes for automated package delivery have been corrected.

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those

RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directly *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

proxy