u-server cronjob to apt-get update

[Darryl Clarke]

On 5/3/06, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
> Shouldn't a ubuntu-server install keep itself up to date?
>
> I thought I had read this, but now I can't find it.
>
> If it is up to me, is there a recommended cronjob script?

by default, It _should_ keep the package lists up to date, but it
should _not_ install packages automagically for you.

check /etc/cron.daily for a file called 'apt' -- it's the default script

It mentions a few things on how to change its behaviour if you would
like it to do unattended upgrades.


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