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| Automatic Updates</H1> |
| <P CLASS="Intro"> The following preferences can be changed on the |
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| <strong>Install/Update > Automatic Updates</strong></a> |
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| page:</p> |
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| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Option</P></TH> |
| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Description</P></TH> |
| <TH ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1"> <P CLASS="Para"> Default</P></TH> |
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| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Automatically find new updates and notify me</P></TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> |
| When selected, Update manager will automatically search for update, |
| as defined by the update schedule</p></TD> |
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| Off</P></TD> |
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| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Update Schedule</P></TD> |
| <TD ROWSPAN="1" COLSPAN="1" valign="top" align="left"> <P CLASS="Para"> |
| Look for updates on each startup, or once a day or some day a week, |
| at a predefined time.</p></TD> |
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| on startup</P></TD> |
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| Download Options</P></TD> |
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| This option allows you to choose between having Eclipse search for updates |
| and notifying you of them once they are available or having Eclipse |
| automatically download new updates and asking you to install them.</p> |
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| on startup</P></TD> |
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| <P>Here is what the Automatic Updates preference page looks like: |
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| <img src="../images/Image_auto_up.png" alt="Automatic Update Preference Page" border="0"> |
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| <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngrelt.png" alt="Related tasks" > |
| <br><a HREF="../tasks/tasks-36.htm">Updating Eclipse with the update manager</a> |
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| <br><a HREF="ref-61.htm">Help Menu</a> |
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