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How can I write a script in Ubuntu such that it download updates at night when I sleep and reboots the computer if it needs a reboot?
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You can do this by installing the unattended-upgrades package; see its documentation for details of its configuration.
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
will install it for you.
Installing it should be sufficient to enable it. To allow it to reboot when necessary, you’ll have to add a configuration file, e.g. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/52unattended-upgrades-local, containing
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "yes";
By default, on Ubuntu, it will install any upgrade from the main repositories, whether it’s security-related or not. You can configure more repositories if necessary by overriding the Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins configuration key.
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How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS'syum-cron)?
– Ned64
yesterday
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@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks inaptitself.
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file/var/run/reboot-requiredis never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.
– Seamus
yesterday
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@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives wherereboot-requiredisn’t generated?
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
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You can do this by installing the unattended-upgrades package; see its documentation for details of its configuration.
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
will install it for you.
Installing it should be sufficient to enable it. To allow it to reboot when necessary, you’ll have to add a configuration file, e.g. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/52unattended-upgrades-local, containing
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "yes";
By default, on Ubuntu, it will install any upgrade from the main repositories, whether it’s security-related or not. You can configure more repositories if necessary by overriding the Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins configuration key.
answered yesterday
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
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How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS'syum-cron)?
– Ned64
yesterday
6
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks inaptitself.
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file/var/run/reboot-requiredis never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.
– Seamus
yesterday
1
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives wherereboot-requiredisn’t generated?
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
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You can do this by installing the unattended-upgrades package; see its documentation for details of its configuration.
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
will install it for you.
Installing it should be sufficient to enable it. To allow it to reboot when necessary, you’ll have to add a configuration file, e.g. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/52unattended-upgrades-local, containing
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "yes";
By default, on Ubuntu, it will install any upgrade from the main repositories, whether it’s security-related or not. You can configure more repositories if necessary by overriding the Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins configuration key.
answered yesterday
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
180k25411491
How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS'syum-cron)?
– Ned64
yesterday
6
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks inaptitself.
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file/var/run/reboot-requiredis never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.
– Seamus
yesterday
1
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives wherereboot-requiredisn’t generated?
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
You can do this by installing the unattended-upgrades package; see its documentation for details of its configuration.
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
will install it for you.
Installing it should be sufficient to enable it. To allow it to reboot when necessary, you’ll have to add a configuration file, e.g. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/52unattended-upgrades-local, containing
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "yes";
By default, on Ubuntu, it will install any upgrade from the main repositories, whether it’s security-related or not. You can configure more repositories if necessary by overriding the Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins configuration key.
answered yesterday
Stephen KittStephen Kitt
180k25411491
You can do this by installing the unattended-upgrades package; see its documentation for details of its configuration.
sudo apt install unattended-upgrades
will install it for you.
Installing it should be sufficient to enable it. To allow it to reboot when necessary, you’ll have to add a configuration file, e.g. /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/52unattended-upgrades-local, containing
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "yes";
By default, on Ubuntu, it will install any upgrade from the main repositories, whether it’s security-related or not. You can configure more repositories if necessary by overriding the Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins configuration key.
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How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS'syum-cron)?
– Ned64
yesterday
6
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks inaptitself.
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file/var/run/reboot-requiredis never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.
– Seamus
yesterday
1
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives wherereboot-requiredisn’t generated?
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS'syum-cron)?
– Ned64
yesterday
6
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks inaptitself.
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file/var/run/reboot-requiredis never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.
– Seamus
yesterday
1
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives wherereboot-requiredisn’t generated?
– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS's
yum-cron)?– Ned64
yesterday
How official is this software source? I would not recommend to any user to install something from another source than their OS's software repository. Perhaps Ubuntu has something built-in (like CentOS's
yum-cron)?– Ned64
yesterday
6
6
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks in
apt itself.– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
@Ned64 it’s available as a package in Debian and Ubuntu, and is written by a Ubuntu developer. It piggy-backs off hooks in
apt itself.– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file
/var/run/reboot-required is never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.– Seamus
yesterday
What do you suppose this package does if the file
/var/run/reboot-required is never generated by the system? That is to say, some systems generate this file, others do not.– Seamus
yesterday
1
1
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives where
reboot-required isn’t generated?– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
@Seamus are there Debian or Ubuntu derivatives where
reboot-required isn’t generated?– Stephen Kitt
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
The only one I'm certain of is Raspbian (Raspberry Pi's default OS). Just out of curiosity - Isn't Ubuntu an "offspring" of Debian?
– Seamus
yesterday
|
show 7 more comments
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