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Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?

From Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of software/security updates?
Date 2021-05-30 17:10 +0200
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Stella Ashburne wrote: 
> 
> Question: Is it a prerequisite (pre-condition) that to set up a cron job to download updates at a fixed time every day, the OS must have the installed package "unattended-upgrades"?
> 

No.

apt install apticron

will get you a customizable cron job that will:

- update the package lists daily
- optionally download but not install updated packages
- send you mail about updated packages (at an address of your
  choice)

-dsr-

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How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-25 19:30 +0200
  Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2021-05-25 21:10 +0200
    Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-25 22:50 +0200
      Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-05-25 23:00 +0200
        Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-25 23:10 +0200
      Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2021-05-26 01:50 +0200
        Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-05-26 04:00 +0200
          Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-26 05:00 +0200
        Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-26 03:40 +0200
          Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Keith Bainbridge <keithrbaugroups@gmail.com> - 2021-05-26 06:00 +0200
          Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-05-26 14:30 +0200
            Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-27 08:50 +0200
            Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-05-27 22:10 +0200
              Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-28 02:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-05-29 08:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-29 19:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-05-30 09:40 +0200
              Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-05-28 13:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-05-28 14:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-28 20:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-05-28 21:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-29 01:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-05-29 09:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-05-29 11:30 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-30 13:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-05-30 15:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-05-30 15:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-05-30 17:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-06-02 09:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-02 13:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-06-02 13:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-02 18:30 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-06-02 18:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-02 19:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of          software/security updates? Linux-Fan <Ma_Sys.ma@web.de> - 2021-06-02 21:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-02 21:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-03 21:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-03 04:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-04 02:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@wavecable.com> - 2021-06-04 04:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-04 08:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@wavecable.com> - 2021-06-04 12:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-04 12:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-04 17:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-04 14:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-06-04 14:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-06-04 17:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-06-04 15:30 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-06-04 19:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-03 04:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-05-29 15:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-30 12:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-30 13:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2021-05-30 13:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-30 13:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-28 20:30 +0200
              Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-05-28 14:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-29 01:40 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-01 19:30 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-06-01 20:00 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-06-01 20:10 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-01 19:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-06-01 20:30 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-01 13:20 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2021-06-01 15:50 +0200
                Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2021-06-01 15:30 +0200
  Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-05-25 21:20 +0200
    Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-25 23:00 +0200
      Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2021-05-25 23:40 +0200
  Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-05-25 23:10 +0200
  Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-06-02 22:00 +0200
    Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? l0f4r0@tuta.io - 2021-06-02 22:10 +0200
      Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-03 21:10 +0200
    Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-03 03:50 +0200
      Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2021-06-03 22:20 +0200
        Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-06-03 22:30 +0200
        Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Stella Ashburne <rewefie@gmx.com> - 2021-06-04 02:10 +0200
          Re: How do I permanently disable unattended downloads of  software/security updates? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-06-04 11:10 +0200

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