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  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#settings" />
    <credit type="author">
        <name>Dave M</name>
        <email>dave.nerd @ gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
  </info>
  <title>Check for updates</title>

<p>You may wish to set specific preferences for <app>ClamTk</app> usage.  To do so, click the <gui>Settings</gui> button or click
<keyseq><key>ctrl-S</key></keyseq> to begin.</p>

<p><app>ClamTk</app> will check for updates for itself on startup with this option selected.  This option requires an active internet connection.</p>

<p>Updates should generally be downloaded and installed, as they will typically contain bug fixes, updated language files, and general improvements.</p>.

<p>To enable this, select the option as indicated below.</p>

<media type="image" mime="image/png" src="figures/clamtk-check-updates.png" />

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