This section steps you through the process of downloading and installing third-party applications and the RHN applications from the Satellite onto the UNIX client.

Of primary importance is the Red Hat Update Agent for UNIX (up2date), which provides the link between your client systems and Red Hat Network. The UNIX-specific version of the Red Hat Update Agent is limited in functionality compared to its Linux counterpart but still enables system registration and facilitates package installs and patches. Refer to Section 9.4, “Registration and Updates” for a full description of the tool's options.