How to check which security update?

[Gilles Gravier]

 Hi!

On 20/07/2010 16:20, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 20 July 2010 15:12, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:
>>  Hi, Fajar!
>>
>> On 20/07/2010 10:47, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> When I login on Ubuntu Server 10.04, I see this:
>>>
>>> 7 packages can be updated.
>>> 3 updates are security updates.
>>>
>>> How do I see which packages are those 7 and 3?
>>> Thank you.
>> System->Administration->Update Manager
>>
>> That will show you the list of updates...
> He said Ubuntu Server. That means no GUI and no menus.
>
> Myself, I'd do
>
> sudo -s
> apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> It will stop and ask for permission before it does anything. At this
> point, it shows what the packages to be upgraded are.

sudo /usr/bin/update-manager

from a remote-X session? Install vncserver on the machine, run vncviewer
on the administration system...

Gilles