8.04 Server - Security Updates

[MrWES]

What's the 'best' practice concerning security updates on a server? Yes all the time, or if it's not broken, don't run them. Also, if it's considered best practice, how to I only install security updates?

Thanks,
Bill

[askreet]

Sign up for a security mailing list (or two), like:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

When it says a vulnerability is out, and you know you have that package, follow the steps to update the packages in question, i.e. apt-get update && apt-get install <packagename>.

[MrWES]

Sign up for a security mailing list (or two), like:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security-announce

When it says a vulnerability is out, and you know you have that package, follow the steps to update the packages in question, i.e. apt-get update && apt-get install <packagename>.


Perfect -- thanks.

Bill