Ubuntu unattended upgrades

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read

How to setup a Ubuntu install to do unattended upgrades. Based off content available here

sudo apt -y install unattended-upgrades
sudo vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades

Add/Update the following:

Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Kernel-Packages “true”;

Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies “true”;

Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-WithUsers “true”;

Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-Time “02:00”;

sudo vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades

Add/Update the following:

APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists “1”;

APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages “1”;

APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval “7”;

APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade “1”;