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Strategies for monitoring and staying informed

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Strategies for monitoring and staying informed

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- [Instructor] Effective monitoring and staying informed about available Linux patches is crucial for maintaining the security and stability of your system. So in this video, we will cover some strategies to help you manage this process efficiently. And we'll start with using your package manager wisely. Linux distributions come with package managers that are essential tools for managing updates. So make sure to familiarize yourself with the package manager specific to your distribution. We have already covered those commands in the previous video where I provided you information about the new updates, right? The next one is subscribe to security and update notification, and that includes mailing lists. Most Linux distributions offer mailing lists specifically for security announcements. Subscribe to these to get timely alerts about critical security patches. And, of course, please do not overlook these email notifications. Oka, then there is RSS feeds, which stands for really simple…

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