[Bug 1332106] [NEW] Auto update script (/etc/cron.daily/apt) references wrong configuration file

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In /etc/cron.daily/apt, the first few lines tell you how to configure
automatic updates:

# This file understands the following apt configuration variables:
# Values here are the default.
# Create /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02periodic file to set your preference.

This is however completely wrong, since the correct filename (installed
for example by the update-notifier-common package) is actually
10periodic! 10periodic is also the file mentioned on the Wiki pages on
how to set up automatic updates:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates

Please don't cause unneccessary confusion by referencing to a file that
is at least FIVE YEARS (see
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1940284 - someone complaining
about this weirdness in 2009) out of date.

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


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Auto update script (/etc/cron.daily/apt) references wrong configuration file
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1332106
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