Managing Linux updates just got easier and smarter. We’re excited to introduce Linux Patch Management in public preview, for N-central and N-sight, giving you control, visibility, and flexibility over patching in Linux environments.
Now you can keep Linux systems up-to-date, secure, and compliant without the hassle of manual patching, or use of additional tools. Linux Patch Management contributes significantly to saving time, reducing risk, and giving your team confidence that patching is always under control.
This is a significant step forward in refining and expanding patch management capabilities overall and is part of our New Multi-OS Patch Management solution that starts with Linux.
Key Features
- Centralised Patch Overview
All detected Linux packages are displayed in a single interface. Patch status is shown for each asset, including installed, pending, and failed patches. Detailed metadata is available for each package, and details can be exported for coverage information.
- On Demand Patch Installation
Technicians can apply patches to Linux devices, viewing their real-time online/offline status. Patching can be scheduled or set to install when devices come back online whilst also controlling the reboot behavior.
- Failed Patch Diagnostics
Failed patches are surfaced with detailed failure codes, messages, fail counts, and last fail dates. Quick retry actions are available for real-time patch installation attempts.
- Asset View Integration
Patch engine status and last scan time are visible within the asset view within a new Patch Management Icon, supporting quick engine health information and last scan times.
- Patch tab within assets overlay
Patching for each Linux asset can be tracked and initiated including installing and install status, scheduling, reboot control, and historical patch data.
- Audit Logging and Permissions
Patch audit log entries and user permissions provide traceability and role-based control over patch operations. These features work within the existing audit logs and user roles and permissions of the existing Patch Management features of both N-sight and N-central.
Prerequisites
- N-sight or N-central version 24.6 or later
- Enable Analytics and accept cloud data storage (N-central only)
- Users must be signed up to MSP SSO
Getting Started information:
Patch management components are automatically deployed within the Unified Framework Agent without making changes to the system across Linux distributions compatible with N-central and N-sight.
Small hourly detection scans run to keep you up to date with the latest patches available.
Preview Stage
Throughout the public preview, we will continue to add more functionality and enhancements based on your feedback. By providing feedback, you’ll help us refine and expand patch management capabilities for Linux and beyond. Please share your thoughts and feature requests via the feedback link within Patch Management or directly with the product team.
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What’s Coming Next
- Completed Patches History View
- Continuous retries for failed or missed patches
- Patch Policies for persistent automatic automation of patch installs and reboots
- Linux Dependency information
- End User Interactive Reboot Popups
- Contextual Mitigation Steps for patch failures
- Linux Dependency information
- Widget minimisation
- Mac OS patching will be added to the same workflows
and much more!!
Linux patching is here, and this is just the beginning. We look forward to delivering feature updates, additional OS support, and much more to help you drive efficiency for your technicians and deliver measurable value for your business
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