update-manager/README.md

🖥️ Update Manager

Simple CLI tool to check and manage updates across multiple Ubuntu systems over SSH.

Built for Lanx environments – lightweight, fast and no unnecessary dependencies.

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🚀 Features

• Check updates on multiple hosts
• Run updates remotely over SSH
• Simple config files
• No agents required
• Works with existing SSH setup

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🖥️ Update Manager UI

Lightweight • No dependencies • Works over SSH

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⚡ Quick Install (1-minute setup)

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USER/update-manager.git
cd update-manager

sudo mkdir -p /opt/update-manager
sudo cp update-manager.sh /opt/update-manager/
sudo chmod +x /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh

sudo ln -s /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh /usr/local/bin/update-manager

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⚙️ Configuration

1. Copy config files

cp update-manager.conf.example update-manager.conf
cp hosts.conf.example hosts.conf

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2. Edit hosts

nano hosts.conf

Example:

# name        ip              user
server1       192.168.1.10    user
server2       192.168.1.20    user
server3       192.168.1.30    user

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▶️ Usage

Check updates

update-manager check

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Run updates

update-manager update

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📁 File Structure

/opt/update-manager/
├── update-manager.sh
├── update-manager.conf
├── hosts.conf

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🧠 How it works

• Uses SSH to connect to each host
• Runs apt commands remotely
• No agents or services needed
• Designed for small to medium setups

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🔐 Requirements

• SSH access to all hosts
• SSH keys recommended (no password prompts)
• Ubuntu/Debian-based systems

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🧩 Future ideas

• CLI menu (interactive UI)
• Web interface
• Email reporting
• Integration with monitoring systems

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🦊 Author

Built with ❤️ for Lanx by NodeFox* and Eddie

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License.

You are free to use, modify and distribute this software under the same license.