I'm installing Mint on a few work PC's and I want the system to be up to date at all times. All updates of rating 2 and lower should be installed automatically without any form of pop-up or confirmation dialog from the user. The updates need to be super silent - the user does not need to know something is being updated.
How can I do this?
mintUpdate - automatically download and install packages
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SkyHiRider
mintUpdate - automatically download and install packages
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mads
Re: mintUpdate - automatically download and install packages
Hi!
I think any type of updating/upgrading requires root privileges, so I don't think what you want to achieve is possible.
I think any type of updating/upgrading requires root privileges, so I don't think what you want to achieve is possible.
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SkyHiRider
Re: mintUpdate - automatically download and install packages
Well, you can enable automatic installation of security updates in synaptic, so I don't see why this couldn't be done. I know I can make a cron job with the password in it but if apt asks for confirmation because of a problem it would halt.
Not updating it at all shouldn't be a problem but I would like to test the stability of the system when auto-updating - when will the first system problem pop up (if at all).
Not updating it at all shouldn't be a problem but I would like to test the stability of the system when auto-updating - when will the first system problem pop up (if at all).