Commercial Update Managers
If you administer a large number of Linux systems, it may be cost-effective to use a commercial update manager. These systems enable you to update a number of different systems simultaneously. For example, you could, with one command, update all regular 32-bit systems with one group of packages. You could update all regular 64-bit systems with a second group of packages. Alternatively, you could set up a group of web servers, ready for updates to the Apache web server and related database packages.
There are three major commercial update managers available for Linux. The Red Hat Network can help you administer subscribed systems from clients/servers or from a central web-based interface.
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