Something like a -y flag for unattended-upgrades

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I've been able to configure automatic security updates with:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure unattended-upgrades

Running the above command brings up a configuration page. I only need to hit enter twice and the process is complete.

I'm looking for a way to automate the setup. For example with apt-get install I can use the -y flag.

Is there a way I can do this with unattended-upgrades so the process can be automated?

Possibly related How can I install apt packages non-interactively? (i.e. probably what you really want to know is how to run dpkg-reconfigure non-interactively) — steeldriver, May 12 '17 at 16:03
Unattended-upgrades is enabled by default in 16.04 and newer versions of Ubuntu. Configurations are in /etc/apt/apt.conf . What exactly do you need to configure? — user535733, May 12 '17 at 22:57

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '23 at 14:26

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That can be done by adding noninteractive to the command:

dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive unattended-upgrades

where the -f option in dpkg-reconfigure selects which debconf frontend to use (here set to noninteractive).

answered Jul 23 '23 at 14:26

Hrafn

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