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

[Julian Andres Klode]

I committed a fix for this upstream in the debian/experimental branch,
which will likely be part of Ubuntu 16.04.

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Title:
  Auto update script (/etc/cron.daily/apt) references wrong
  configuration file

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  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  about this weirdness in 2009) out of date.

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