Patching Using Fixlets
You can apply Debian packages to your deployment by using the Fixlets on the Patches for Debian 7 site.
Before you begin
Set up the download whitelist. You can use the available tasks depending on your deployment. For more information, see Site subscription.
About this task
When a new security bug is detected in packages, developers who maintain Debian and upstream authors would generally patch the bugs within days or even hours. When a bug is fixed, a new package is provided on http://security.debian.org.
Procedure
Note: Patches
for Debian 7 site is deprecated. BigFix in turn, no longer provides
content and support for products that have reached its end of support
date.
- From the Patch Management domain, click , and navigate to the patch content using the domain
nodes.
Figure 1. Patch Management navigation tree 
- In the content that is displayed in the list panel, select the Fixlet that you want to deploy. The Fixlet opens in the work area.
- Click the tabs at the top of the window to review details about the Fixlet.
- Click Take Action to deploy the
Fixlet.
- You can start the deployment process.
Figure 2. Take action to start the deployment process 
- You can deploy a test run prior to applying the patch. View
the Deployment Results analysis to determine
if the dependencies have been successfully resolved and if an installation
is successful.
Figure 3. Take action to deploy a test 
- You can view the bulletin for a particular Fixlet. Select
the Click here to view the patch page action
to view the patch page.
Figure 4. Take action to view patch page 
Alternatively you can click the appropriate link in the Actions box.
- You can start the deployment process.
- You can set more parameters in the Take Action dialog. For detailed information about setting parameters with the Take Action dialog, see the BigFix Console Operator's Guide.
- Click OK.