Linux patch management system
In present computing scenarios, vulnerability and patch management is a never ending cycle. When an attack happens on a computer due to a known vulnerability being exploited, we can see that the patch for such a vulnerability already exists, but has not been implemented properly on the system, which causes the attack to happen.
As a system administrator, we have to know which patch needs to be installed and which one should be ignored.
Getting ready
Since patch management can be done using the built-in tools of Linux, no specific settings need to be configured before performing these steps.
How to do it...
The easiest and most efficient way to keep our system updated is to the use the Update Manager, which is built into the Linux system. In this recipe, we will explore how the Update Manager works on the Ubuntu system:
- To open the graphical version of Update Manager in Ubuntu, click the Superkey, which is on the top in the toolbar on the left-hand side, and then type...
