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*[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates Desktop users]  
 
*[https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates Desktop users]  
 
*[https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/serverguide/automatic-updates.html Server Guide]
 
*[https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/serverguide/automatic-updates.html Server Guide]
 
 
Configuration is in <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades</code>
 
 
Enable unattended upgrades in <code>/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic</code>
 
  
 
The Server Guide suggests installing apticron to get notification emails
 
The Server Guide suggests installing apticron to get notification emails

Revision as of 09:48, 29 June 2017

'unattended upgrades' is the name of the package on Ubuntu that will give you automatic security updates

The Server Guide suggests installing apticron to get notification emails

If you're running at least 16.04, you can also sign up for the LivePatch service (free for 3 machines) which can patch the kernel without reboots. Similar services from RedHat etc. cost ~2K per year.