Re: packages with hook interfaces and no documented hook policy
On 2011-01-17, Jean-Christophe Dubacq <jcdubacq1@free.fr> wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 08:19:01PM +0000, Neil Williams wrote:
>> > Huh? I use unattended-upgrades on my laptop as a way to keep it
>> > updated without having to create the cron job myself. But I don't
>> > expect it to force itself to run at times where I want to the laptop
>> > to sleep.
>> Use cron-apt instead? unattended-upgrades is more commonly used on
>> servers with a PSU attached.
>> I wouldn't ever use any form of automated upgrades on a laptop - no
>> guarantee the laptop has a connection even if it is on.
>> I'm afraid this comes down to error between chair and keyboard. Most
>> people just wouldn't put those packages on a laptop.
> sudo LC_ALL=C aptitude why unattended-upgrades
> i gnome Depends software-center
> i A software-center Depends python-aptdaemon (>= 0.11+bzr342)
> i A python-aptdaemon Depends python-software-properties
> i A python-software-properties Depends unattended-upgrades
>
> Yes, this is a laptop answering. I did not install unattented-upgrades
> myself.
>
> NB: this may be a bug in any of the last three packages.
unattended-upgrades needed manual configuration to be activated
on a machine, though. So the mere presence of the package shouldn't block any
hibernation.
Quoting its README:
| This script can install security upgrades automatically and
| unattended. However, it is not enabled by default. Most users
| enable it via the Software Sources programm (available in
| System/Administration), which has a simple radiobutton in the UI
| for enabling unattended upgrades.
|
| If you would prefer to enable it from the command line, run
| "sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades".
Kind regards
Philipp Kern
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