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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] | ||
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The Server Guide suggests installing apticron to get notification emails | The Server Guide suggests installing apticron to get notification emails | ||
Revision as of 10:10, 2 July 2017
'unattended upgrades' is the name of the package on Ubuntu that will give you automatic security updates
Configuration is in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic
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.
