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Updated on June 22, 2024

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How to install server updates

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The process of installing updates on an unmanaged server is covered in this article. Keeping your server patched and updated with the most recent changes is one of the most crucial things you can do to increase server security.

Follow the appropriate procedures below for your server’s operating system.

The information in this article only applies to the products listed in the Article Details sidebar. You must have root access to the server to follow the procedures described below.Table of Contents

  • CentOS and Fedora
  • Debian and Ubuntu
  • Other Linux distributions

CentOS and Fedora

To download and install the latest updates immediately, type the following command as the root user:

Copyyum update

The previous command runs in interactive mode, which means you are asked at certain points during the update process whether or not you want to continue. To install updates without any user intervention, type the following command instead:

Copyyum -y update

You can add this command to a cron job to automatically update your server at specific intervals.

Debian and Ubuntu

To search the repositories for updates and then install them immediately, type the following command as the root user:

Copyapt-get update && apt-get upgrade

The previous command runs in interactive mode, which means you are asked at certain points during the update process whether or not you want to continue. To install updates without any user intervention, type the following command instead:

Copyapt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade

You can add this command to a cron job to automatically update your server at specific intervals.

Other Linux distributions

For other Linux distributions, consult its documentation for the steps to install updates.

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