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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" version="5.0" xml:id="MageiaUpdate">
  <info>
    <title xml:id="MageiaUpdate-ti1">Software Packages Update</title>

    <subtitle>MageiaUpdate or drakrpm-update</subtitle>
  </info>

  <mediaobject>
    <imageobject>
      <imagedata  revision="1" xml:id="MageiaUpdate-im1" align="center" fileref="MageiaUpdate.png" format="PNG" />
    </imageobject>
  </mediaobject>

  <para>This tool<footnote><para>You can start this tool from the command line, by typing <emphasis role="bold">MageiaUpdate</emphasis> or <emphasis role="bold">drakrpm-update</emphasis> as root.</para></footnote> is present in the Mageia Control Center under the tab
  <emphasis role="bold">Software management.</emphasis></para>

  <para><note>
      <para>To work, MageiaUpdate needs the repositories to be configured with
      rpmdrake-edit-media with some media checked as updates. If they are not,
      you are prompted to do so.</para>
    </note></para>

  <para>As soon as this tool is launched, it scans the installed packages and
  lists those with an update available in the repositories. They are all
  selected by default to be automatically downloaded and installed. Click on
  the <guibutton>Update</guibutton> button to start the process. </para>

  <para>By clicking on a package, more information is displayed in the lower
  half of the window. The print<emphasis role="bold"> ></emphasis> before a title
  means you can click to drop down a text. </para>

  <para><note>
      <para>When updates are available, an applet in the system tray warns you
      by displaying this red icon <inlinemediaobject>
          <imageobject>
            <imagedata fileref="MageiaUpdate1.png"/>
          </imageobject>
        </inlinemediaobject> . Just click and enter the user password to
      update the system alike. </para>
    </note></para>

  <para/>

</section>