Welcome
Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.
Using the download plug-in
The download plug-ins and OEL Plug-in are executable programs that downloads relevant packages directly from the patch vendor. Fixlets use an internal protocol to communicate with the download plug-in to download files. These Fixlets are based on updates made by the vendor.
Unregistering the Oracle linux Download Plug-in
Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to unregister the OEL Download Plug-in.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 10 Patch Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Patch documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the BigFix Patch.
Platform
Patch Overview
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
Patch User Guides
BigFix Patch provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console.
- Patch for Windows User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Windows™ provides Fixlets for Microsoft™ security and non-security patches. Dashboards, wizards, and reports aid you in managing updates for various endpoint devices.
- Patch for AIX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for AIX® provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all AIX endpoints.
- Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Red Hat Enterprise Linux endpoints.
- Patch for CentOS Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for CentOS Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all CentOs endpoints.
- Patch for Amazon Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patch for Amazon Linux™ provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Amazon Linux endpoints.
- Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for SUSE Linux Enterprise provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all SUSE Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
- Patch for Oracle Linux User's Guide
  BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Oracle Linux endpoints.
  - Special notice
  - Edition notice
  - Overview
    BigFix® Patches for Oracle Linux keeps your Linux™ clients current with the latest updates and service packs.
  - Setup
  - Using Patches for Oracle Linux
    You can manage Fixlets using dashboards, reports, and wizards. You can deploy, fix, and uninstall Fixlets. You can also view the breakdown of Fixlets available or needed in your deployment.
  - Multiple-Package Baseline Installation
    BigFix Patch provides a solution to combine the installation of updates for multiple packages in a baseline into a single task, which can reduce the execution time of the baseline.
  - Manage YUM transactions
  - Manage custom repositories
    Use the Oracle Linux Custom Repository Management dashboard to register and manage repositories.
  - Using the download plug-in
    The download plug-ins and OEL Plug-in are executable programs that downloads relevant packages directly from the patch vendor. Fixlets use an internal protocol to communicate with the download plug-in to download files. These Fixlets are based on updates made by the vendor.
    - Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard overview
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to oversee and manage download plug-ins in your deployment.
    - Registering the Oracle linux Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to register the OEL Download Plug to install OEL patches from the Patches for Oracle Linux 9 sites.
    - Configuring the basic Oracle linux Download Plug-in settings
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to configure the proxy settings of the OEL Plug-in.
    - Configuring the advanced Oracle linux Download Plug-in settings
      For advanced configurations, manually edit the OEL Download Plug-in configuration file called plugin.ini.
    - Unregistering the Oracle linux Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to unregister the OEL Download Plug-in.
    - Upgrading the Oracle linux Download Plug-in
      Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to upgrade the OEL Download Plug-in to a later version.
    - Extending the Oracle linux Download Plug-in
      You can configure the OEL Download Plug-in to download and cache packages from repositories that are not officially supported by BigFix. The OEL Plug-in can resolve package dependency for unsupported OEL repositories, allowing the installation of unsupported dependent packages. This extended solution allows you to use BigFix to deploy packages from repositories that are not shipped out of the box.
  - Using the download cacher
    The download cacher is a standalone command-line tool that is designed to download and cache files required for caching. The pre-cached files can be used by the download plug-in to patch the endpoints.
  - Frequently asked questions
    Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about Patch for Oracle Enterprise Linux.
  - Support
    For more information about this product, see the following resources:
  - Notices
- Patch for Solaris User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Solaris provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Solaris endpoints.
- Patch for HP-UX User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for HP-UX provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all HP-UX endpoints.
- Patch for Mac OS X User's Guide
  BigFix® for Patch for Mac OS X provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Mac OS X endpoints.
- Patch for Debian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Debian provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints.
- Patch for VMware ESXi User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for VMware ESXi provides you unified, near real-time visibility to manage patches to all VMware ESXi endpoints from a single console.
- Patch for Raspbian User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Raspbian provides Fixlets that you use to manage the latest updates and service packs that Raspberry Pi releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Raspbian sites.
- Patch for Rocky Linux User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Rocky Linux provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Rocky Linux endpoints.
- Patch for Virtual Endpoint Manager User's Guide
  BigFix® for Virtual Endpoint Manager provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches in a virtual environment.
- Updates for Middleware Applications
  Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
- Supersedence for Non-Windows
  This topic describes how supersedence works in Patch.
Detailed system requirements
The tables in this section provide detailed information about the system requirements for BigFix 10.
Patch guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Patch user guides in PDF format:

Unregistering the Oracle linux Download Plug-in

Use the Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard to unregister the OEL Download Plug-in.

Procedure

From the Patch Management domain, click All Patch Management > Dashboards > Manage Download Plug-ins dashboard.
From the Servers and Relays table, select the server on which the download plug-in is to be unregistered.
From the Plug-ins table, select OEL Plug-in.
Click Unregister.
Figure 1. Unregister the OEL download plug-in

The Take Action dialog displays.
Select the target computer.
Click OK.

Results

You successfully unregistered the OEL download plug-in.