How To Update the Agent

Purpose

This document describes how to update the agent installed on your systems.

The updating procedure is the same as the installation process and runs with some exceptions the same commands.

Prior updating your agent, you need to download latest version from the OUTSCAN platform.

See Where do I download Agents? section on how to download the latest Agent.

Do not forget to login on the target system with a user that can gain administrative access on the system such as root on Linux.

Refer to Installing Outpost24 Agents for how to install. Updating and installing is roughly the same procedure.

Log in at the workstation on which you want to upgrade the software.
To update the package using RPM package manager, enter the following command at the prompt:
BASH
```
sudo rpm -Uvh linux-amd64.rpm
```

Log in at the workstation on which you want to install the software.
To update the package using Package Manager for Debian, enter the following command at the prompt:
BASH
```
sudo dpkg -i linux-amd64.deb
```

To update the agent

Log in at the workstation on which you want to install the software.
Download the new agent as described in the Installing the Agent section.
Follow the instructions for installing a Windows agent in Installing the Agent section.