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Enable livepatch on Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS

  1. Install snapd:
    sudo apt-get install snapd
  2. Install the canonical-livepatch snap:
    sudo snap install canonical-livepatch
  3. Go to https://ubuntu.com/livepatch and retrieve your livepatch token
  4. Enable the service with your token:
    sudo /snap/bin/canonical-livepatch enable [TOKEN]
  5. You can check the status at any time using:
    sudo /snap/bin/canonical-livepatch status --verbose



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