Deploy updates for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Linux
Important
The improved Microsoft 365 security center is now available in public preview. This new experience brings Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365, Microsoft 365 Defender, and more into the Microsoft 365 security center. Learn what's new. This topic might apply to both Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft 365 Defender. Refer to the Applies To section and look for specific call outs in this article where there might be differences.
Applies to:
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Microsoft regularly publishes software updates to improve performance, security, and to deliver new features.
Warning
Each version of Defender for Endpoint for Linux has an expiration date, after which it will no longer continue to protect your device. You must update the product prior to this date. To check the expiration date, run the following command:
mdatp health --field product_expiration
To update Defender for Endpoint for Linux manually, execute one of the following commands:
RHEL and variants (CentOS and Oracle Linux)
sudo yum update mdatp
SLES and variants
sudo zypper update mdatp
Ubuntu and Debian systems
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade mdatp