{"id":48917,"date":"2026-07-14T03:01:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/?p=48917"},"modified":"2026-07-14T03:01:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:01:52","slug":"ubuntu-brings-livepatch-to-arm64-for-rebootless-kernel-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/?p=48917","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu brings Livepatch to arm64 for rebootless kernel updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img width=\"406\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kernel-paused.jpg?resize=406%2C232&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-list size-post-list wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kernel mascot on Ubuntu logo against tv static.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kernel-paused.jpg?resize=350%2C200&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kernel-paused.jpg?resize=406%2C232&amp;ssl=1 406w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kernel-paused.jpg?resize=840%2C480&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/kernel-paused.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=406%2C232&amp;ssl=1 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\">Canonical has brought\u00a0Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu\u2019s best hidden security features \u2013 it\u2019s not enabled by default, requires Ubuntu Pro \u2013 as it allows kernel security updates to be applied in memory while your system is running. Normally, a restart is needed. Perfect if you\u2019re a bit lazy running a task or workload you don\u2019t want interrupted. Livepatch is now available on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and\u00a0Ubuntu Core 26 running on Arm64 devices for the first time [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re reading Ubuntu brings Livepatch to arm64 for rebootless kernel updates, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canonical has brought\u00a0Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu\u2019s best hidden security features \u2013 it\u2019s not enabled by default, requires Ubuntu Pro \u2013 as it allows kernel security updates to be applied in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[284,285,286,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arm","category-canonical","category-livepatch","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48917\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speedinet.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}