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cdist-type__apt_unattended_upgrades(7)

cdist-type__apt_unattended_upgrades7

Automatic installation of updates

Overview

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

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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.

History

  • Debian 13 (Trixie): the text shown here
  • Debian 12 (Bookworm)
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Authors

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

From cdist 7.0.0-5 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.