# Ubuntu 16.04 ELS

# Connection to ELS repository

To install the Endless Lifecycle Support repository on a server, you just need to download an installer script and run the script with a key. The installation script will register the server in the CLN with the key, add a PGP key to the server, and create the ELS repository.

# Outbound Firewall Settings

In order to use Endless Lifecycle Support for Ubuntu 16.04 , you will need to open TCP port 443 to the following destinations:

• cln.cloudlinux.com
• repo.cloudlinux.com

# Installation of repositories

1. Download an installer script:

   wget https://repo.cloudlinux.com/ubuntu16_04-els/install-ubuntu16.04-els-repo.sh
   

2. Run the installer script with keys:

   bash install-ubuntu16.04-els-repo.sh --license-key XXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX
   

   The installation script registers the server in the CLN with the key, adds PGP key to the server

3. Verify that the installation was successful. To ensure that installation has been completed successfully, run the following command:

   apt-cache show els-define
   

   It should return the info of an available package. If you see information about the package, you can be sure that the installation was successful. After this, you will be able to install updates from the repository using a regular apt upgrade command.

   Example:

   [els@ubuntu16 ~]# apt-cache show els-define
   Package: els-define
   Version: 1-1.0.1
   Architecture: amd64
   Maintainer: Darya Malyavkina <dmalyavkina@cloudlinux.com>
   Installed-Size: 10
   Homepage: https://tuxcare.com/els-for-os/
   Priority: optional
   Section: utils
   Filename: pool/main/e/els-define/els-define_1-1.0.1_amd64.deb
   Size: 1302
   SHA256: a6b68c43c88a148ecc4806d0b4eb309deb5af418c8e1d0ea980fd453f5aec8dd
   SHA1: 4907b9796c40327dbd45ecf2fd0806a32e2c24bd
   MD5sum: 42f69c642c27052b15e4470533fdab62
   Description: ELS define package for Ubuntu 16.04
   Description-md5: 39e3bb446b4c63607f8f0358484545bf
   

# Security Updates

TuxCare provides security updates as a part of ELS for OS along with OpenSCAP scanning instructions - learn more.

• Ubuntu 16.04 ELS: oval.xml
• Ubuntu 16.04 ELS: security.tuxcare.com/csaf/v2/els_os/ubuntu16.04els/
• Ubuntu 16.04 ELS: cve.tuxcare.com/rss_feed/releases/ubuntu16.04els