Comments on: Automatic Updates : Ubuntu (all versions) http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bimbo http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-11944 Bimbo Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:46:30 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-11944 From https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/automatic-updates.html sudo apt-get install unattended-upgrades Look the page for basic info From https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/automatic-updates.html

sudo apt-get install unattended-upgrades

Look the page for basic info

]]> By: Suits http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-10150 Suits Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:59:56 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-10150 Isn't there something built into apt-get or aptitude to run as a service? Isn't there something built into apt-get or aptitude to run as a service?

]]> By: Suits http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-10151 Suits Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:59:56 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-10151 Isn't there something built into apt-get or aptitude to run as a service? Isn't there something built into apt-get or aptitude to run as a service?

]]> By: ESQ MAGAZINE http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-9417 ESQ MAGAZINE Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:17:16 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-9417 Thanks a lot for this article. Really help me. Thanks a lot for this article. Really help me.

]]> By: Levi http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-8663 Levi Wed, 06 May 2009 16:03:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-8663 To compensate aptitude overwriting config files sometimes I made a script that backs up all my custom configuration files, runs the aptitude command, then copies the config files back. I then set that script to run as a cron job. It's pretty simple, and ensures I don't lose any configuration files while allowing me to make changes to confs without then explicitly backing them up. To compensate aptitude overwriting config files sometimes I made a script that backs up all my custom configuration files, runs the aptitude command, then copies the config files back. I then set that script to run as a cron job. It's pretty simple, and ensures I don't lose any configuration files while allowing me to make changes to confs without then explicitly backing them up.

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-8561 Tristan Rhodes Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:35:11 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-8561 Here is a very similar procedure on the official Ubuntu website: <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/automatic-updates.html" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/automa...</a> Here is a very similar procedure on the official Ubuntu website:

https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/automa…

]]> By: trlkly http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-8322 trlkly Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:51:15 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-8322 Post this only if I'm right: If you are running GUI, you might want to disable the Automatic Updates under System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Updates, so you aren't doing the same job twice. Post this only if I’m right:

If you are running GUI, you might want to disable the Automatic Updates under System -> Administration -> Software Sources -> Updates, so you aren’t doing the same job twice.

]]> By: trlkly http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-8321 trlkly Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:42:36 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-8321 RE:anacron By default on Ubuntu systems, anacron is set up to automatically run cron jobs that don't get executed on time. At least, that's what I think the settings in /etc/anacrontab mean. Check them yourself. RE:anacron

By default on Ubuntu systems, anacron is set up to automatically run cron jobs that don’t get executed on time.

At least, that’s what I think the settings in /etc/anacrontab mean. Check them yourself.

]]> By: Eric http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-7736 Eric Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:11:26 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-7736 fix this posting. this is as clear as mud!!! fix this posting. this is as clear as mud!!!

]]> By: gioby http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/10/07/automatic-updates-ubuntu-all-versions/#comment-5656 gioby Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:20:07 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=151#comment-5656 Wouldn't it be better to use anacron instead of cron? What if the machine is off power when the cron job is programmed to be run? Wouldn’t it be better to use anacron instead of cron?

What if the machine is off power when the cron job is programmed to be run?

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