Ubuntu server - how to keep updated / install security updates
by trafikpolisen from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5F0RY)
Hi!
I'm preparing to install a new home server for primarily storage and also for running a few VM's. I will use either Ubuntu Server or Debian. But I would prefer Ubuntu for its long term support. But when I try to find good solid information on how to keep the system up to date, it's like i can't find anything (official). If I for example, search for "debian keep updated", the first search result is to a relevant chapter in the Debian documentation, but if I instead search for "ubuntu server keep updated", nothing official pops up. Why is this? You'd think this would be a rather important topic. If I turn to the Ubuntu Server official documentation (https://ubuntu.com/server/docs), I can't find updates and/or security updates mentioned. During installation of Debian, I get to choose whether to do automatic updates or not, but during the Ubuntu server installation, no such option is available (and not many other options either, for that matter). Can someone shed some light on this?
I'm preparing to install a new home server for primarily storage and also for running a few VM's. I will use either Ubuntu Server or Debian. But I would prefer Ubuntu for its long term support. But when I try to find good solid information on how to keep the system up to date, it's like i can't find anything (official). If I for example, search for "debian keep updated", the first search result is to a relevant chapter in the Debian documentation, but if I instead search for "ubuntu server keep updated", nothing official pops up. Why is this? You'd think this would be a rather important topic. If I turn to the Ubuntu Server official documentation (https://ubuntu.com/server/docs), I can't find updates and/or security updates mentioned. During installation of Debian, I get to choose whether to do automatic updates or not, but during the Ubuntu server installation, no such option is available (and not many other options either, for that matter). Can someone shed some light on this?