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Ksplice Uptrack is an update service for the Linux kernel; it automatically delivers security and reliability improvements to your machine, without the disruption of rebooting.

Please request an access key here , and an access key will be emailed to you.

Step 2. Install the core software

To enable the Ksplice software repository and install Ksplice Uptrack,

create /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ksplice.list

sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ksplice.list

Add the following contents

deb http://www.ksplice.com/apt jaunty ksplice

deb-src http://www.ksplice.com/apt jaunty ksplice

Save and exit

sudo wget -N https://www.ksplice.com/apt/ksplice-archive.asc

sudo apt-key add ksplice-archive.asc

sudo aptitude update

sudo aptitude install uptrack

You will be prompted for the access key that you obtained in Step 1.

Step 3. Install the graphical manager

If you wish, you may install the graphical Ksplice Uptrack manager by running the following command

sudo aptitude install uptrack-manager

It will start automatically (in the notification area) after installation, or when you start a new graphical session.

The ‘K‘ icon with the red warning means that there are updates available for your system.

To view the updates that are available, just click on the icon.Now install updates by clicking Install all Updates

Enter your password click ok

Kernel updates installation in progress

After completing the installation you should see similar to the following screen

Step 4. Enable automatic updates (optional)

The Uptrack client will run periodically (via cron) to check for new updates. In the file /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf, you can configure Uptrack to automatically install new updates, or just notify you when they are available. To receive new updates from Ksplice Uptrack as soon as they are available, change the autoinstall line to read:

autoinstall = yes

You can use other options such as cron_output_available to configure Ksplice Uptrack to email you when new updates are available. You will need to make sure that mail to the root user on your computer gets delivered to you.



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