Unattended-upgrades

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A service whose purpose is to automatically apply the latest security patches and other updates to an Ubuntu system and to keep the system maintained.

Installation

When you install Ubuntu, this service is installed and running by default. If it is not installed, install it as follows.

sudo apt install unattended-upgrades -y

Configuration

See the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades file for related settings.

See also

• apt
• ubuntu

Favorite site

• [Ubuntu unattended-upgrades setup (automatic updates)]
• How to Turn On (and Off) Automatic Updates on Ubuntu