Setting Up Automatic Unattended Updates in Ubuntu

LeoG

This is a handy feature which let's you setup automatic updates especially Security Updates. The Complete Guide is at https://github.com/Leo-G/DevopsWiki/wiki/Ubuntu-Debian-Unattended-Updates, let me know if you have any questions

Falzo

you should have posted that small guide in full here.
this way your post is nothing more then spamming your github url...

Ympker

Automating updates?

cd /etc/init.d && nano updates.sh

In updates.sh enter the following:

apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade

Depending on your preferences you can include instable updates or stick to stable updates. You also could include apt-get -y dist-update/upgrade.

Now save&exit nano file.

chmod +x updates.sh

...and you are done. Will update/upgrade at reboot of your machine. If you want to specifiy update times you could do something similar via cron.

LeoG

@Ympker said:
Automating updates?

cd /etc/init.d && nano updates.sh

In updates.sh enter the following:

apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade

Depending on your preferences you can include instable updates or stick to stable updates. You also could include apt-get -y dist-update/upgrade.

Now save&exit nano file.

chmod +x updates.sh

...and you are done. Will update/upgrade at reboot of your machine. If you want to specifiy update times you could do something similar via cron.

I feel much more comfortable with the way recommended by the distro, plus it let's me select the type of updates, reboot time and I can configure email notifications.

Why write a script when all that is already available?