Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?
Stella Ashburne wrote:
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> Question: Is it a prerequisite (pre-condition) that to set up a cron job to download updates at a fixed time every day, the OS must have the installed package "unattended-upgrades"?
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No.
apt install apticron
will get you a customizable cron job that will:
- update the package lists daily
- optionally download but not install updated packages
- send you mail about updated packages (at an address of your
choice)
-dsr-
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