Install and manage new software for your Linux OS environment using Yellowdog Updater, Modified (YUM). YUM is a tool that automatically updates the Linux OS over a network.
Complete the following steps to use YUM to
update your OS environment:
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Edit the YUM configuration file:
If you need a proxy server only, without a user, add the following line to the [main] section of the /etc/yum.conf file:
PROXY=http://your.proxy.server:port
If the proxy requires a user name and password, add the following lines to the
yum.conf.
proxy_username=yum-user
proxy_password=yum-user-password
- Complete the software updates.
yum update openssl
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Validate the software version.
openssl version
Your OS environment is updated.