auto dist-upgrade?

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rdsu
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auto dist-upgrade?

#1 Post by rdsu »

Hi,

I would like to know if is possible to configure MX Linux to auto dist-upgrade?

I want to install MX Linux on my Mother laptop, and keep everything updated...

Thanks for your support!

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You could set unattended upgrades: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades
Personally I think we should have a one-click option to enable that... I proposed that to the devs.

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#3 Post by Jerry3904 »

I think that's a very good idea--did you put that in the brainstorming thread?
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Re: auto dist-upgrade?

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Jerry3904 wrote:I think that's a very good idea--did you put that in the brainstorming thread?
It's actually the item #1 :)

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#5 Post by rdsu »

Thanks for the tip Adrian!

Let us know about the brainstorming... ;)

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#6 Post by rdsu »

I would like to thank you for making this possible now... ;)

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#7 Post by Adrian »

You are welcome!

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#8 Post by dreamer »

How safe is it to enable this? What if the person in front of the computer tries to shut down or restart while packages are being updated in the background?

I personally don't like the idea of auto-updating, but it can be useful and if it works it's pretty cool from a technical perspective.

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