51.14. Installing Updates to Webmin
Updated versions of Webmin modules in the latest release are often made available to fix bugs or security problems. Installing these updated modules is always a good idea, as they may fix problems that you have been having or patch security holes that could allow untrusted users to gain root access on your system. Updates are always designed to solve problems rather than add new features, which may potentially have problems of their own.
Of course, if you are not having any trouble, you can just wait until the next full release and install it instead. Each version will always include any updates that were made available for previous versions of Webmin. Updates are only created to solve problems in the latest ...
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