From dbb8bf9439ded368bcf27afa5fae0e342e4593f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew David Wong Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 06:01:58 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify update checking, manually updating unchecked templates https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/14098/ --- user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.md b/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.md index 2e231304..5987ac25 100644 --- a/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.md +++ b/user/how-to-guides/how-to-update.md @@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ you can use this tool to check for updates manually at any time by selecting "Enable updates for qubes without known available updates," then selecting all desired items from the list and clicking "Next." +By default, most qubes that are connected to the internet will periodically +check for updates for their parent templates. If updates are available, you +will receive a notification as described above. However, if you have any +templates that do *not* have any online child qubes, you will *not* receive +update notifications for them. Therefore, you should regularly update such +templates manually instead. + ## Command-line interface