Easy updates in Ubuntu

Pt. 10 of 10 | 2:07 |

A Beginner's Guide to Ubuntu

Friday June 19, 2009

One of the reasons that

Ubuntu

and other Linux distributions are so secure and safe is because problems are found and fixed so quickly. If there's a

security flaw

it's discovered and patched before anyone really has time to take advantage of it. That's a benefit of being lean and mean. With frequent updates you can

keep your software and your system running smoothly

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Download Ubuntu and follow along with this tutorial series

- In

Ubuntu

the

Update Manager

will start automatically when updates are available.

- To start

Update Manager

on your own click on System and then on Administration.

- Under Administration click on

Update Manager

.

- In

Update Manager

you can uncheck any that you don't want, but we recommend getting all updates.

- When you're ready click Install Updates.

- You'll be prompted to put in your Administrator password.

- The updates will start downloading.

- The window will show you how many files there are, how fast it's downloading, and you can even elect to see the names of the files as they download.

- Frequent and timely updates are one of the reasons for