How to Install and Uninstall unattended-upgrades Package on Kali Linux

Last updated: May 09,2024

1. Install "unattended-upgrades" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to install unattended-upgrades on Kali Linux


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                unattended-upgrades
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "unattended-upgrades" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall unattended-upgrades on Kali Linux:


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unattended-upgrades package on Kali Linux

Package: unattended-upgrades
Version: 2.9.1+nmu4
Installed-Size: 301
Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Architecture: all
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, debconf, python3, python3-apt (>= 1.9.6~), python3-dbus, python3-distro-info, ucf, lsb-release, lsb-base, xz-utils
Recommends: systemd-sysv | cron | cron-daemon | anacron
Suggests: bsd-mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, needrestart, powermgmt-base, python3-gi
Size: 62204
SHA256: ab11316f3f92870377bf1cf16e6ac59fe7535ba8600615ff2279ac0aaea82b8f
SHA1: 2dbe989b754a0cfe1238dd4e14841ef1f5c1b875
MD5sum: 9290976a5d48d69f020eb49b1369176f
Description: automatic installation of security upgrades
This package can download and install security upgrades automatically
and unattended, taking care to only install packages from the
configured APT source, and checking for dpkg prompts about
configuration file changes.
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This script is the backend for the APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade
option.
Description-md5:
Tag: admin::package-management, implemented-in::python, role::program,
suite::debian, works-with::software:package
Section: admin
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_2.9.1+nmu4_all.deb