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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.
Managing security updates with Patch for Debian
Access Debian Fixlets sites for Debian updates from the BigFix console.
Superseded Fixlets
Frequently Asked Questions - Supersedence
Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about Supersedence in Debian patching with BigFix.

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.
- 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.
  - Overview
    BigFix Patch for Debian provides unified, real-time visibility, and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Debian endpoints from a single console. It keeps your Debian clients current with the latest packages.
  - Managing security updates with Patch for Debian
    Access Debian Fixlets sites for Debian updates from the BigFix console.
    - Deploying patches by using Fixlets
      This topic describes how to deploy Patches by using Fixlets.
    - Patches for Debian Fixlet sites
      Debian updates are available through the Debian website.
    - Superseded Fixlets
      - Frequently Asked Questions - Supersedence
        Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about Supersedence in Debian patching with BigFix.
    - Installing multiple package baselines
      With BigFix Patch you can combine the installation of updates for multiple packages in a baseline into a single task, which can reduce the execution time of the baseline installation.
  - Frequently asked questions
    Learn from these questions and answers that are designed to help you better understand BigFix Patch for Debian.
- 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.

Frequently Asked Questions - Supersedence

Learn the answers to frequently asked questions about Supersedence in Debian patching with BigFix.

What is Supersedence?

Supersedence is all about replacing an outdated Fixlet with the latest Fixlet.

How does Supersedence work in Bigfix Patching?

Supersedence helps you update BigFix application Fixlets to their latest version by using newly released Fixlets. The superseded Fixlet replaces the outdated Fixlet containing the following details for backtracking.

Note: The x-Fixlet-Superseded field in the Fixlet states the newer version number.

Patch fixlet — Figure 1. Supersedence Information

The superseded by version (newer version) is displayed in the Description tab as shown in the sample Debian Fixlet screenshot.

What is a superseder?

Superseder is the latest Fixlet that replaces or updates the outdated version.

What is a supersedee?

Supersedee is an outdated Fixlet that is replaced by the latest Fixlet.

Can I use the superseded Fixlet to deploy an application even if a latest version is available for the same application?

Yes. You can update the application to the latest version. You can also still use the superseded Fixlet to deploy the application. The Fixlet description mentions that there is an update available for the application.

What are the exceptions when the superseded Fixlets cannot be used?

Applications like Google Chrome allows you to download only the latest version available.

Downloadable version: In such applications, the superseded Fixlets would deploy only the latest available version.
Reason: The download link remains constant in all the Fixlets regardless of being a regular Fixlet or a superseded Fixlet.

Does the architecture of the package play a role in supersedence?

Yes. For example, the amd64 architecture Fixlet can be superseded only by another amd64 architecture Fixlet and not by any other architecture Fixlet.

How does supersedence work in Debian?

Superseding Fixlets in Debian work based on the package name and version number.

Will the same Fixlet be superseded two or more times?

No, when a Fixlet is superseded by the latest version, the Fixlet is marked as superseded:True in the seenfile of the corresponding OS code to avoid superseding the Fixlet again.