Spacewalk not just install new packages but update packages as well
Before I registered the server with Spacewalk I ran yum update to get the list of available updates. The output (ran on 8/1/2016) reported:
Transaction Summary==========================Install 3 Package(s)Upgrade 36 Package(s)
Now that I have registered the server with Spacewalk I see the following:
sudo yum repolistLoaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, securityThis system is receiving updates from Spacewalk server.repo id repo name statusol6_u7_x86_64 Oracle Linux 6 Update 7 installation media copy x86_64 8,225ol6_u7_x86_64_patch Oracle Linux 6 Update 7 Patch x86_64 1,676ol6_x86_64_ksplice Ksplice for Oracle Linux 6 1,889ol6_x86_64_spacewalk24_client Spacewalk Client 2.4 for Oracle Linux 6 x86_64 505ol6_x86_64_uekr3_latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3 for Oracle Linux 6 x86_64 493repolist: 12,788sudo yum updateLoaded plugins: refresh-packagekit, rhnplugin, securityThis system is receiving updates from Spacewalk server.Setting up Update ProcessResolving Dependencies--> Running transaction check---> Package kernel-headers.x86_64 0:2.6.32-642.1.1.el6 will be obsoleted---> Package kernel-uek.x86_64 0:3.8.13-118.9.2.el6uek will be installed---> Package kernel-uek-firmware.noarch 0:3.8.13-118.9.2.el6uek will be
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