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BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
Overview
BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides Fixlets that you use to manage the security updates and service packs that Ubuntu releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Ubuntu sites.
Supported Versions and Platforms
Patch for Ubuntu sites support Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04 LTS (Long Term Support), which are releases typically used for large-scale deployments.

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- Patch for Ubuntu User's Guide
  BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides an automated, simplified patching process that is administered from a single console. It gives you unified, near real-time visibility and enforcement to deploy and manage patches to all Ubuntu endpoints.
  - Overview
    BigFix Patch for Ubuntu provides Fixlets that you use to manage the security updates and service packs that Ubuntu releases. These Fixlets are available through the Patches for Ubuntu sites.
    - Supported Versions and Platforms
      Patch for Ubuntu sites support Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04 LTS (Long Term Support), which are releases typically used for large-scale deployments.
    - Site subscription
      Sites are collections of Fixlet messages that are created internally by you, by HCL, or by vendors.
  - Using Patch for Ubuntu
    Access Ubuntu Fixlets sites for Ubuntu security updates from the BigFix console.
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Supported Versions and Platforms

Patch for Ubuntu sites support Ubuntu versions 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04 LTS (Long Term Support), which are releases typically used for large-scale deployments.

The Patch for Ubuntu Fixlet sites provide support for the following versions and platforms:

Table 1. Versions and platforms supported by the Patch for Ubuntu Fixlet sites
Version	Platform (Supports servers and desktops)	Fixlet Site Name
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS*	x86 and AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 1004
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS*	x86 and AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 1204
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS*	x86 and AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 1404
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS*	x86 and AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 1604
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS	AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 1804
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS	AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 2004
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS	AMD64	Patches for Ubuntu 2204

In Ubuntu, 'LTS' stands for Long Term Support, which are releases typically used for large-scale deployments.

Note: *Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 12.04 LTS, 14.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS have reached their end of life and no longer supports updates, including security and maintenance updates. BigFix in turn, no longer provides content and support for products that have reached their end of support date.

In some instances, Ubuntu releases packages without associated announcements. Such packages have "Unspecified" indicated in the Fixlet title. The packages are released to the 'security' repositories within the main, universe, restricted, and multiverse channels.

Note: The Ubuntu patch severity categories of 'Low', 'Medium', and 'High' are indicated in the CVE. BigFix Fixlets refer to information from the package announcements that Ubuntu releases. Fixlets indicate "Unspecified" as the severity type if the Ubuntu announcement does not provide the content severity.