How to do it...

The easiest and most efficient way to keep our system updated is to the use the Update Manager, which is built into the Linux system. In this recipe, we will explore how the Update Manager works on the Ubuntu system:

  1. To open the graphical version of Update Manager in Ubuntu, click the Superkey, which is on the top in the toolbar on the left-hand side, and then type update. In the following screenshot, we can see the Update Manager:

  1. When we open Update Manager, we will see the following pop-up box, showing different security updates available for installation:

Select the updates to install and click on Install Updates

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