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How to autoupdate ubuntu&debian

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How to autoupdate ubuntu&debian

Install the required packages

apt-get install unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges

Put the lines below into the configuration file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades,

everything that was originally inside the generated file can be removed before you add the lines below.

Unattended-Upgrade::Origins-Pattern { "origin=Debian,codename=${distro_codename},label=Debian-Security"; "origin=TorProject"; }; Unattended-Upgrade::Package-Blacklist { };

If you want to automatically reboot add the following at the the end of the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades

Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";

Create the file /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades with the following content

APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "5"; APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1"; APT::Periodic::Verbose "1";

Test your unattended-upgrades setup with the following command.

sudo unattended-upgrade -d