How to Install and Uninstall unattended-upgrades Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "unattended-upgrades" package

This tutorial shows how to install unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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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 steps below to uninstall unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 2.9.1+nmu4ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 412
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_2.9.1+nmu4ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 51198
MD5sum: 9fffd638fd9667b7ffd0ee68a87b2321
SHA1: 82ae49ceb5a924cf654c940fbaa97e46d4550f4f
SHA256: 13c576c7d8184f509d5ddc4d75bec6e62ef3f745319cce60f8131f401091113b
SHA512: 3f4865b5f8ce5dd9aa3e628e269327413a97207081d31d56235742edbaf4f755b14e8c5f120d741989aa6a465d0fcdeb432b7fa8190cd84f89b98c1ecc54f5bb
Description: automatic installation of security upgrades
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: cloud-minimal, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, cloud-image, server-minimal, ubuntu-wsl, server, ubuntu-server-raspi, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntu-unity-desktop, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi