What is and how do I use up2date?
These instructions assume that you have already registered your system with Red Hat Network (RHN). If you haven’t, please register your system before following these steps.) There are a few ways to run the up2date command, each with slightly different uses and results. All of the command need to be run from ther terminal as the root user. If you’re not the root user, then when you try to run the command, it will prompt you for your root password.