Updating the Agent

^{Last Updated: 2023-08-15}

Purpose

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

Introduction

When you deploy Outpost24 agents across your infrastructure, keeping them up to date is essential to ensure compatibility, access to the latest scanning logic, security improvements, and bug fixes. The Updating the Agent procedure uses the same core steps as installing a new agent, with administrative access required. On Linux, you use your distributions package tool (RPM or DEB) to replace the older agent package with the new version, while on Windows you download and install the updated agent installer. This ensures that agents continue functioning properly under the latest platform expectations without needing a full re-installation.

Prerequisites

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

See Downloading Agents on how to get the latest Agent.

Linux

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

Fedora

1. Log in at the workstation on which you want to upgrade the software.

2. To update the package using RPM package manager, enter the following command at the prompt:

   Bash

   sudo rpm -Uvh linux-amd64.rpm
   

   
   

Debian

1. Log in at the workstation on which you want to install the software.

2. To update the package using Package Manager for Debian, enter the following command at the prompt:

   Bash

   sudo dpkg -i linux-amd64.deb
   

   
   

Windows

To update the agent

1. Log in at the workstation on which you want to install the software.

2. Download the new agent as described in the Downloading Agents article.

3. Follow the instructions in Installing a Windows Agent article.