Patch Using Fixlets

From the console, select the action for the appropriate Fixlets that you want to deploy. The action propagates across your deployment and applies patches based on the settings that you make in the Fixlet work area and the Take Action dialog.

You can deploy the Ubuntu Fixlets from the BigFix Console.

In the Patch Management domain, click OS Vendors from the navigation tree and click Canonical.

The navigation tree expands. Select the correct version of Patches for Ubuntu.

Figure 1. Selecting the correct version of Patches for Ubuntu

Selecting the correct version of Patches for Ubuntu

From the list panel on the right, double-click the Fixlet that you want to deploy.

Figure 2. Selecting the Fixlet from the list panel

Selecting the Fixlet from the list panel

The Fixlet opens in the work area. Click the tabs at the top of the window to review details about the selected Fixlet.

Click the link in the Actions box to start the deployment. The Ubuntu website opens to display the package information and links to download files.

Figure 3. Fixlet details and the link in the Actions box that starts deployment

Fixlet details and the link in the Actions box that starts deployment
Offline patching for Ubuntu Pro: To perform offline patching of Ubuntu Pro endpoints without using the Ubuntu Download Plug-in, set the client setting _BESClient_Ubuntu_AllowAPTDownloads=1. Each Ubuntu Pro endpoint must also be registered with Ubuntu Pro services before patching. Registration can be performed using the appropriate support Fixlet:
  • Ubuntu Pro 18.04:Enable Ubuntu Pro client on endpoints - Ubuntu Pro 18.04 (amd64)
  • Ubuntu Pro 20.04: Enable Ubuntu Pro client on endpoints - Ubuntu Pro 20.04 (amd64)