Setup Automatic Updates on Debian

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Published on January 15, 2022 10:00:03 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dB1M8A3atA

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#Debian #Linux #Updates #UnattendedUpgrades

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0535.html

   01. Log into the Debian device
   02. Run the following commands in a terminal:
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install software updates
         sudo apt upgrade -y
         # install unattended-upgrades
         sudo apt install unattended-upgrades -y
         # edit unattended-upgrades config
         sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
   03. Update the unattended-upgrades conf as needed
         Uncomment the ::Mail line and edit the email address to receive email notifications
         Unattended-Upgrade::Mail "i12bretro@i12bretro.local";
         Uncomment and set the value to true to automatically remove unused dependencies
         Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";
   04. Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes
   05. Continue with the following commands
         # at the prompt, select Yes to enable automatic updates
         sudo dpkg-reconfigure --priority=low unattended-upgrades
         # enable and start the unattended upgrades service
         sudo systemctl enable unattended-upgrades --now
   06. That's it, updates will now be installed automatically. Logs can be found in /var/log/unattended-upgrades
   07. To run updates on demand, simply run the following command
         sudo unattended-upgrade -d
 


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