Automatic updates of 100-200 of Ubuntu workstations

[n a]

You can set the DEBIAN_FRONTEND environment variable to "noninteractive" so
apt-get doesn't ask for user feedback.


Scenario: 100-200 Ubuntu workstations, about 50/50 laptops / desktops.
> > Most of them used by several people.
> >
> > My thoughts:
> >
> > - A local package mirror (with apt-mirror or something)
> > - Test updates on a spare workstation before the updates are available
> > for the rest of the workstations. The X-server problem in Dapper last
> > summer is one example why I want to test updates first.
> > - With cron, a custom boot script or something like that run apt-get
> > update/dist-upgrade, but is it possible to do this without any feedback
> > at all from the user?
> >
> > Currently I just update all workstations 1-2 times a year when a new
> > Ubuntu version is released. I would like to be able to easily perform
> > security updates more frequently.
> >
> > Erling
> >
>
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