A Beginner's Guide to Ubuntu - #10 - Easy updates in Ubuntu

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A Beginner's Guide to Ubuntu

#10 / June 19, 2009 / 2:07 min.

Easy updates in Ubuntu

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