---
name: "cdist-type__apt_unattended_upgrades"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__apt_unattended_upgrades"
---

# cdist-type\_\_apt\_unattended\_upgrades(7)

automatic installation of updates

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_apt\_unattended\_upgrades - automatic installation of updates

## DESCRIPTION

Install and configure unattended-upgrades package.

For more information see *https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades*.

## OPTIONAL MULTIPLE PARAMETERS

- **option**

  Set options for unattended-upgrades. See examples.

  Supported options with default values (as of 2020-01-17) are:

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    AutoFixInterruptedDpkg, default is "true"

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    MinimalSteps, default is "true"

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    InstallOnShutdown, default is "false"

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    Mail, default is "" (empty)

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    MailOnlyOnError, default is "false"

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    Remove-Unused-Kernel-Packages, default is "true"

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    Remove-New-Unused-Dependencies, default is "true"

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    Remove-Unused-Dependencies, default is "false"

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    Automatic-Reboot, default is "false"

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    Automatic-Reboot-WithUsers, default is "true"

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    Automatic-Reboot-Time, default is "02:00"

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    SyslogEnable, default is "false"

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    SyslogFacility, default is "daemon"

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    OnlyOnACPower, default is "true"

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    Skip-Updates-On-Metered-Connections, default is "true"

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    Verbose, default is "false"

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    Debug, default is "false"

- **blacklist**

  Python regular expressions, matching packages to exclude from upgrading.

## EXAMPLES

```
__apt_unattended_upgrades \
    --option Mail=root \
    --option MailOnlyOnError=true \
    --blacklist multipath-tools \
    --blacklist open-iscsi
```

## AUTHORS

Ander Punnar \<ander-at-kvlt-dot-ee\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2020 Ander Punnar. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021