Questions & AnswersCategory: LinuxHow to set up automatic security updates for Ubuntu Linux?
Gowri Shankar Staff asked 1 year ago

How to set up automatic security updates for Ubuntu Linux?

You need to install the unattended-upgrades package. It will automatically install software updates, including security updates.

Update the server, and run this command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

Turn on unattended security updates, and run this command:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

Reference: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades

 

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