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\o Essential
\o Marks the package as essential to force a restart of the
\c UpdateAgent or \c MaintenanceTool. This is relevant for
- updates found with \c UpdateAgent.
+ updates found with \c UpdateAgent. If there are updates available
+ for an essential component, the package manager stays disabled
+ until that component is updated. Newly introduced essential components
+ are automatically installed when running the updater.
\row
\o ForcedInstallation
\o Determines that the package must always be installed. End users