Updating many packages 11.. PPrriinncciipplleess You might end up with a set of packages in a directory and you wonder which ones are already installed, which are newer, and which ones are not installed on your system. From this screen you can control the selection process and select, one by one, which packages will get updated. 22.. TThhee ddiiaalloogg 22..11.. FFiillee sseelleeccttiioonn You enter the path of a directory and a file pattern (*.rpm) and linuxconf will find the list of packages in this directory that are different from the currently installed packages on your computer. The directory field has a help list. This list is set with the various directories entered in the preference dialog. 22..22.. SSeelleeccttiioonn ccoonnttrroollss Three checkboxes let you control the selection. Those checkboxes may be used in combination. 22..22..11.. SShhooww oollddeerr ppaacckkaaggeess Managerpm only shows package versions newer than the one installed on your workstation. Sometimes, update directories contain older versions when the vendor finds out that downgrading is better (because the current version is known to be too buggy or have security flaws). A checkbox expands the view, showing older versions of the packages. 22..22..22.. SShhooww uunniinnssttaalllleedd ppaacckkaaggeess By default, managerpm only presents the package candidates for updating: they are already installed on your system and a newer version is available in the directory. A checkbox lets you expand the view by showing packages which are not currently installed. 22..22..33.. SShhooww aallll aavvaaiillaabbllee vveerrssiioonnss Normally, only the newest version of a package is presented. Managerpm silently removes the older version from the list. This checkbox will disable this behavior. Normally, you'd use this if you're unsure whether you want to upgrade to the newest (and potentially buggy) version. 33.. UUppddaattee pprreevviieeww Once you hit Accept, linuxconf prepares a list of packages showing, for each one, the version of the installed one and the version of the package in the directory. Older packages are clearly identified. For each package, there is a checkbox allowing you to control, one by one, which packages will be updated. By default, all packages are "checked." If you have selected to view all versions of a package, only the newest one is "checked."