Zeus web server - Utilities.Archiving Tool to open the Ark program (which
Utilities.Archiving Tool to open the Ark program (which is avail- able with most of the distributions listed here as well). SuSE:In the context menu, select Compress.Compress As. SeeTable 12-1 to help you determine which format you want to use. Xandros:In the context menu, choose Add to ZIP Archive if you resharing with Windows users, or Create TGZ Archive to make a tar- ball, as discussed in Table 12-1.5.If you want to rename the file or change where it should go in yourfilesystem, do so now. Leave the .tar.gzor .gzpart alone. Just change the first part. Forexample, if you re archiving the Files folder, then the suggested namemight be Files.tar.gz. If you wanted to use Files100305.tar.gzforthe actual name, you would just add the date into the existing name. 6.Click OK. The archive is created. Updating Your SoftwareIn the last couple of years, updating your operating system and software inLinux has become easier and easier. Each Linux distribution has its own wayof handling updates, so I cover how to do update each one in its own section. The cool thing is that you re actually updating your operating system and itssoftware all at once. Be sure to be connected to the Internet before you try toupdate! I don t cover how to update Knoppix, however, because if you re usingKnoppix, you didn t install anything to update! If you re interested ininstalling and updating Knoppix, see Chapter 21. Updating FedoraIf you look to the right of your upper Fedora panel, you see a big red circlewith a white exclamation point inside or a blue circle with a checkmark. Thisis your updater, and once you configure it, the red circle warns you thatyou ve got updates available that you haven t applied yet. Click this icon, and the Red Hat Network (RHN) Alert Notification Tool dialog box appears(see Figure 12-1). You can see the updates available in the main (AvailableUpdates) tab, where you can decide whether you want to launch the updater. To update your system from the RHN Alert Notification Tool: 1.Click Launch up2date. 236Part III:Getting Up to Speed with Linux