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# You can make use of this file to determine how many packages have been installed: complete the following command to count the number of packages listed in the installation log file:
:: <code>grep ________________ /root/install.log | wc -l</code>
:: <code>rpm -q -a</code>
:: <code>rpm -q -a | wc -l</code>
:: <code>rpm -qa | wc -l</code>
:: <code>rpm -q -l package_name</code>
# This combines the <code>-q</code> (query) option with the <code>-l</code> (list filenames) option.
# To capture the list of all the system processes to a file called <code>ps.lst</code>, enter the command: <code>ps -ef > ps.lst''</code>
# Copy the installation log file <code>/root/install.log</code> and the file ps.lst to a USB memory key, or scp to your matrix account as a backup.
# View the section below to learn about and perform an update on your fresh Fedora16 install (you may have to find spare time to perform this install if you are running short on lab time). '''Do you <u>not</u> proceed to Investigation 3 without performing an update'''.
{{Admon/tip |Updating Fedora|The Fedora 16 software is updated frequently to add features, fix bugs, and upgrade security. Perform a system update to get the latest versions of the packages installed in Fedora: Start the Firefox web browser, turn off popup window blocking (select ''Edit>Preferences'', then select the Content tab and uncheck the box to Block Popups), then login to SeneNET. Open a terminal and type <code>su</code> to start a shell as root. Enter the command <code>yum update</code> This will download and install all of the packages that have been updated since the installation DVD image was created. If you complete this command at Seneca it should run quite fast as Seneca College hosts a Fedora Repository mirror (a copy of all of the current fedora packages, on a local web server).}}
