BigFix Patch is pleased to announce the publication of a new BigFix External Site dedicated to patching third-party applications on Linux! This release marks a significant step in expanding BigFix’s patching capabilities, ensuring better security and compliance for Linux endpoints.
The new site requires BigFix Client version 9.5.14.73 or later version.
What’s Included?
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A growing catalog of third-party Linux applications, currently featuring 69 titles.
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Regular monthly expansions, with new applications added continuously to enhance coverage.
You can contribute to the enhancement of the catalog and prioritization of the content submitting your request to support patching for specific software titles or voting existing requests in the Ideas Portal.
Who Gets Access?
This new site is available free of additional charges to all existing customers with the following BigFix licenses:
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BigFix Remediate
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BigFix Lifecycle
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BigFix Compliance
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BigFix Workspace / Workspace
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BigFix Enterprise / Enterprise+
Subscribe to the ‘Updates for NIX Applications Extended’ site from the License Overview Dashboard. If the site is not showing in the License Overview dashboard, update your license from the dashboard by clicking ‘Check for license update’, then run the BigFix Administration Tool.
Step-by-step guide on how to enable the site and gather the content can be find in our Documentation
Published Site:
- Updates for NIX Applications Extended, site version 13
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