# zypper patch vs zypper update

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-patch-vs-zypper-update/35624>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [June 12, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-patch-vs-zypper-update/35624 "2021-06-12T09:15:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ortwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@Ortwin](https://forums.suse.com/u/Ortwin)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-patch-vs-zypper-update/35624/1 "2021-06-12T09:15:10Z")

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Can “zypper patch” also be used to update a HA cluster, or are there some reasons “zypper update” should be used?

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2021, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/zypper-patch-vs-zypper-update/35624/2 "2021-06-14T12:30:24Z")

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@Ortwin Hi, AFAIK `zypper up` should pull in applicable patch and package updates… I always add verbosity to see what is happening, but you can always check patches are also installed via `zypper se -si -t patch`