Linux-Tip.net - Automatic patch management with PatchQuest in a home environment

Linux-Tip News

We are proud to present Linux-Tip Europe. This page is designed to provide the Linux users community (not only in Europe) with news and articles that are of interest to them. It works by allowing members of the community to submit news and articles relating to Linux hardware and software. This same community can then decide what tips should be promoted based on what they consider to be the most important or interesting to the community by voting stories up and down. Stories that receive enough votes are promoted to the Linux-Tip Europe homepage.

Home

Workshops

Server

Automatic patch management with PatchQuest in a home environment

Thursday, 01 March 2007

Article Index
Automatic patch management with PatchQuest in a home environment
Page 2
Page 3

Page 3 of 3

Step 3: Scanning the systems and deploying the patches

Open the web interface and update the vulnerability database by clicking on the “Update now” link.

Next you have to scan your system, download and deploy the patches by using the web interface.

On the following screen shouts you will find additional information. Please use it accordingly:

Scan results
Installed patches
Vulnerability reports
Patch history

With the software we are also able to create groups of systems as well as groups of patches. You can then decide which group of patches to deploy to which group of systems. The software can send a warning message to the user about when the patch will be installed.