[ubuntu-uk] Advice re 8.04 server edition

[Rob Beard]

Mac wrote:
> Jim >>> I've just realised I may be being a being a bit thick.  The idea 
> of automatic updates is that on a headless server these will get 
> accepted and installed in an 'unattended' way, automatically?  Is this 
> the normal practice, or would you do this manually every so often?
> 

If you install openssh-server on the server you should be able to ssh 
into it to perform updates.  As far as I know things like Kernel updates 
are 'held back' and you have to tell it to install them.

Rob