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== Repositories ==
 * How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?
  * {{{-updates}}} includes things that have gone through the [[StableReleaseUpdates]] process, and contain various important bug fixes.
  * {{{-security}}} includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".
 * How do I automatically install security updates?
  * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates
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 {{{This page is still very much place-holder. If you have time, please update it with more information.}}} == Packages ==
 * Where did [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libapache-mod-security|mod_security]] go?
  * The license to mod_security did not allow for redistribution, so it was removed from Debian and Ubuntu after Dapper (6.06):
   * http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=313615
   * http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.legal/browse_thread/thread/d4b4a74c82042abd
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* difference between -updates and -security
  * versioning
  * builds
 * links to various security policies		 == Strange Behavior ==
 * When I use {{{sudo}}} via {{{ssh}}}, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?
  * There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via {{{ssh}}}, please add the "-t" flag.

Repositories

  • How are the "-updates" and "-security" pockets different?

    • -updates includes things that have gone through the StableReleaseUpdates process, and contain various important bug fixes.

    • -security includes only updated packages that contain security-related fixes, and are built to not require anything from "-updates".

  • How do I automatically install security updates?

Packages

Strange Behavior

  • When I use sudo via ssh, I can see the password as I type it. How do I fix that?

    • There is no "tty" allocated when running commands directly via ssh, please add the "-t" flag.

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