Oracle® Linux

Unbreakable Linux Network User's Guide

Oracle Legal Notices

E39381-04

March 2013

Abstract

This manual provides information about using the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN).

Document generated on: 2013-03-18 (revision: 727)


Table of Contents

Preface
1. The Unbreakable Linux Network
1.1. About the Unbreakable Linux Network
1.2. About ULN Channels
1.3. About Software Errata
1.4. Registering as a ULN User
1.5. Registering an Oracle Linux 6 System
1.6. Registering an Oracle Linux 4 or Oracle Linux 5 System
1.7. Configuring an Oracle Linux 5 System to Use yum with ULN
1.8. Disabling Package Updates
1.9. Subscribing Your System to ULN Channels
1.10. Browsing and Downloading Errata Packages
1.11. Downloading Available Errata for a System
1.12. Updating System Details
1.13. Deleting a System
1.14. About CSI Administration
1.14.1. Becoming a CSI Administrator
1.14.2. Listing Active CSIs and Transferring Their Registered Servers
1.14.3. Listing Expired CSIs and Transferring Their Registered Servers
1.14.4. Removing a CSI Administrator
1.15. Switching from RHN to ULN
1.16. For More Information About ULN
2. Yum
2.1. About Yum
2.2. Yum Configuration
2.2.1. Configuring Use of a Proxy Server
2.2.2. Yum Repository Configuration
2.3. Using Yum from the Command Line
2.4. Downloading and Importing a GPG Key
2.5. Yum Groups
2.6. Installing and Using the Yum Security Plugin
2.7. Creating a Local Yum Server
2.7.1. Updating a Local Yum Server
2.7.2. Configuring Yum Clients
2.8. For More Information About Yum
A. ULN Channels
A.1. Oracle Linux 5 Channels
A.2. Oracle Linux 6 Channels
A.3. Oracle VM 2.1 Channels
A.4. Oracle VM 2.2 Channels
A.5. Oracle VM 3 Channels