Owner's Manual

Getting Started With Dell Update Packages 9
Fresh Installation of Device Drivers
DUPs update BIOS, firmware, drivers, and applications. If a device driver is
not present in your system, DUPs allow you to do a fresh installation of the
driver. You can install the driver if the supported hardware is present.
Interactive Mode
In interactive mode, if a fresh installation is applicable, DUP displays a
message to install the driver along with the version of the package. Click Yes
to install the package. Installation results are logged in the "DUP Message
Logs" on page 54.
Non–Interactive Mode
When a fresh installation is applicable, executing DUPs with the /s switch
installs the driver.
For example, packagename.exe /s and packagename.exe /s /r does a fresh
installation of driver DUPs.
NOTE: Not all driver DUPs support fresh installation. See the Dell Update Packages
for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems readme file for the list of drivers that do
not support fresh installation.
Linux Prerequisites and Features
Dell-Qualified and Dell-Enabled Packages
Before installing DUPs, read the information provided online and in the
download package. Ensure that the updates you selected are both necessary
and appropriate for your system. You may also need to complete some or all of
the following steps:
1
Add executable privileges to the package filename. Type the following
command:
chmod +x packagename.bin
2
Verify that the package meets the prerequisites for performing an update.
To perform the check from the CLI, type the following command:
./packagename.bin -c