How to Install and Uninstall unattended-upgrades Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "unattended-upgrades" package

Please follow the instructions below to install unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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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 instructions below to uninstall unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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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 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 2.3ubuntu0.3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 440
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_2.3ubuntu0.3_all.deb
Size: 48472
MD5sum: f058ff49275b116dd3a75749c7e2c196
SHA1: 675a5e85d641c07970c4319c5b172d5fa7358828
SHA256: 7fe98ee37d016a22d9d54c343c943fca2accbbda5cad1d0d6bc0fee9a3d99dad
SHA512: 8f06e1e4685c5780ec28c06fc12e5d9e3e0fad7df466cea72d9eb2343d6143da24bac0584c39bccdb154268d6006c8266c1de027979b5fb1039c9f9c5634ff34
Description: automatic installation of security upgrades
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 2.3
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 440
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_2.3_all.deb
Size: 49320
MD5sum: 45edc37077508997f0fbfe8b53231682
SHA1: 47e70c7e5ced00e129f725871478491a82ae4fdf
SHA256: 9c826a2817c005f2f4374e6fb1a66965564dda289687c8e0ae0a033ff2d3df01
Description: automatic installation of security upgrades
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: server, ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, cloud-image, kubuntu-desktop, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop