How to Install and Uninstall unattended-upgrades Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "unattended-upgrades" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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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 let you learn how to uninstall unattended-upgrades on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 1.1ubuntu1.18.04.7~16.04.7
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, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), debconf, gir1.2-glib-2.0, powermgmt-base, python3, python3-apt, python3-gi, python3-dbus, ucf, lsb-release, lsb-base, xz-utils
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon | anacron
Suggests: bsd-mailx, default-mta | mail-transport-agent, needrestart
Filename: pool/main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_1.1ubuntu1.18.04.7~16.04.7_all.deb
Size: 42350
MD5sum: 72ee49aa91a0c055a951e1ccbac9eb02
SHA1: ccf0b575ab77ae5087f748343a90bc4c782c3f9f
SHA256: 150ac9f7680a3b189ed1877a19fe3b95c7fabba73696aabea8acefc346add190
SHA512: 66b96ae2f03de4a3595c88d1f580e43391f8bb11d8959d4c33f768cb94515d5ad022794b12647d1dbbf5c7f7998da815c8ab8e0593323cf388d51f56719c73f6
Description-en: 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: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: unattended-upgrades
Architecture: all
Version: 0.90ubuntu0.10
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 308
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), debconf, python3, python3-apt, apt-utils, apt, ucf, lsb-release, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), xz-utils
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon | anacron
Suggests: bsd-mailx, mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.90ubuntu0.10_all.deb
Size: 32304
MD5sum: e1387238cdaa3a8ed896dab3b6caa5c8
SHA1: bc0fc270ef0c5b2c1607eff502e737abe76372ac
SHA256: b0e847bd7186b5755a59e8f47b689a17ebace4bc4daab08623dc5dcc67c787ab
SHA512: e610a2217be1b3c1f749a89487a4b518f3fac550993fcaddbd846c1cd9464b2ecbc1873e5e726e40c4dbebcd5e178f51b2ef7c1ba6f755a5e0132a8e9ee6f1c5
Description-en: 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.
.
This script is the backend for the APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade
option.
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
Supported: 5y

Package: unattended-upgrades
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Installed-Size: 304
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Michael Vogt
Architecture: all
Version: 0.90
Depends: debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, init-system-helpers (>= 1.18~), debconf, python3, python3-apt, apt-utils, apt, ucf, lsb-release, lsb-base (>= 3.2-14), xz-utils
Recommends: cron | cron-daemon | anacron
Suggests: bsd-mailx, mail-transport-agent
Filename: pool/main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.90_all.deb
Size: 31606
MD5sum: 6cb4bffbe7b838886a63ecd786f92374
SHA1: bf863911efa53a663afedc47f213454502afe4bf
SHA256: c99e730af8522d431eb08370dc7b77e7ab6080400c6e52af6d3abc0eea2e128a
Description-en: 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.
.
This script is the backend for the APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade
option.
Description-md5: 13ffb6fcb282e3e2203472fa9b1a59f7
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-core, xubuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-desktop-core, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop