Bug#875858: pkgsel: Offer to install/manage unattended-upgrades
On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 06:17:31PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, 28 May 2018, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > debian-boot@: the requested revert looks fine to me, bonus points if it
> > comes with a (short) summary of these reasons in changelog, so that they
> > can be emphasized in the release announcement. :)
>
> I reverted the change in git:
> https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/pkgsel/commit/2b9b594855a409fa6d03f259ccca4b1a1bd4727b
>
> I haven't uploaded the package yet. I had to reword the debconf template.
> Is the modified template fine?
>
> _Description: Updates management on this system:
> Applying updates on a frequent basis is an important part of keeping the
> system secure.
> .
> By default, security updates are not automatically installed as you
> have to review the security advisories before installing the updates
> using standard package management tools. Alternatively you can install
> the unattended-upgrades package which will install security updates
> automatically.
I think it makes sense to explain in a bit more detail why that may not
be a good idea:
"(...) security updates automatically. However, note that updates, even
to stable, are not guaranteed to be zero maintenance, and as such
automatic updates through unattended-upgrades may occasionally cause
downtime of services provided by this machine."
...or something along those lines.
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