Re: FC6 software update notification

[David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard England wrote:
> Gerhard Magnus wrote:
> > After installing FC6 I noticed something resembling the return of the
> > old Redhat software update icon on the panel.  Running the application
> > worked fine the first time but I seem to have lost the icon somehow.
> > What's this program called?  How do I get it back running in the
> > background and notifying me about available updates?
> >
> > Thanks for the help!  --Jerry
>
> run   system-config-services  from the command line and look for 
> "yum-updatesd".  If that service is running, you have nothing more to 
> do. My system alerts me periodically when updates are available.
Further to that: the icon is from puplet {the pup applet}. Once you have 
applied any outstanding updates, a minute or so later, puplet hides it's 
icon. If the yum-updatesd eventually finds some extra updates, it 
informs puplet so that the icon will then be displayed again.

DaveT.