Question
Updating Ubuntu 14.04 -- Security Updates
I loged into my droplet and got the following message:
7 packages can be updated.
7 updates are security updates.
I did:
apt-get udate
apt-get upgrade
and nothing was installed.
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try with: sudo apt-get update
I’m having the same problem.
When logging in, I see
138 packages can be updated.
68 updates are security updates.
I do sudo apt-get update
I am prompted for and provide the password.
Then, a bunch of stuff scrolls by and some is downloaded.
I logout, and then again login.
And, alas, I see the very same
138 packages can be updated.
68 updates are security updates.
Is this normal? This seems a serious issue, since apparently all those security
updates are not being installed.
sudo apt-get update
only updates the information about what packages/versions are available. You need to follow it withsudo apt-get upgrade
. Then restart your droplet:sudo shutdown -r now
. Hope that helps!Update won’t do it, you need to Upgrade, then reboot the server. Shutdown with a time delay is polite if others may be logged in doing things, otherwise save time (and keystrokes) by just using reboot.
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo reboot