How to Install and Uninstall unattended-upgrades Package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "unattended-upgrades" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install unattended-upgrades on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)


    
        
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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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall unattended-upgrades on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                unattended-upgrades
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the unattended-upgrades package on Linux Mint 21.3 (Virginia)

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 436
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
Filename: pool/main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_2.8ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 49412
MD5sum: 045f651eae4a86cf2b56af564c7fac11
SHA1: 5a5cf40bb6e87adfa8cd233b6a86353509dbbc5d
SHA256: fb0154c0573903a0b23c100aa34ca000b7008206d764b36f4fe44f6ef2368c68
SHA512: 8e2d6bc5c399da4939de90387af24c60e4b551465982eded09d0fb7d75824699dbacd7b897b1231b285754422be7be6a610455bc49b2fa4518c6c2eef12912d5
Description: automatic installation of security upgrades
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: server-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi