Have you ever sshed into your server and seen the dreaded XXX updates are security updates? Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-73-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ System information as of Mon Jul 18 21:28:50 UTC 2016 System load: 0.0 Processes: 131 Usage of /: 51.9% of 9.71GB Users logged in: 1 Memory usage: 45% IP address for eth0: 10.0.1.41 Swap usage: 0% Graph this data and manage this system at: https://landscape.canonical.com/ Get cloud support with Ubuntu Advantage Cloud Guest: http://www.ubuntu.com/business/services/cloud 89 packages can be updated. 62 updates are security updates. There is an easy fix sudo apt-get -y upgrade && sudo apt-get update && sudo reboot And tell ubuntu you want automatic updates (select the Yes screen): sudo dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low unattended-upgrades