====== Automatic Unattended Updates ======

Below we will explain how to setup Automatic Unattended Updates.

1. Update the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS server for security patches, run
<code>sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade</code>
2. Install unattended upgrades on Ubuntu if not installed
<code>sudo apt install unattended-upgrades apt-listchanges bsd-mailx</code>
3. Turn on unattended security updates, run
<code>sudo dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades</code>
4. Configure automatic unattended updates, enter
<code>sudo nano /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades</code>
5. Update and uncomment this line
<code>//      "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates";</code>
6. Automatically reboot Ubuntu box WITHOUT CONFIRMATION for kernel updates
<code>Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";</code>
7. Save and close the file

8. Verify that it is working by running the following command
<code>sudo unattended-upgrades --dry-run</code>

[[ubuntu-main-page|Ubuntu Main Page]]

[[https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/set-up-automatic-unattended-updates-for-ubuntu-20-04/|Automatic Unattended Updates Reference]]

[[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-keep-ubuntu-20-04-servers-updated|Automatic Unattended Updates Reference 2]]