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finefoot
Asked: 2019-04-13 15:56:07 +0800 CST

Is it safe to automatically install security updates?

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In the "Software & Updates" preferences, there is an option to automatically download and install security updates:

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It seems like this is a very reasonable option. I won't have to bother with updates for two weeks and everything will be done automatically in the background. However, I wonder if it is safe, too? What if I logout or reboot at a wrong time during the installation, because I don't even know there is an installation running?

security updates update-manager preferences 18.04

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  1. Best Answer

    Some latest "updates" show that it is not safe.

    You can get:

    So I considered to install updates on my machines manually after reading some feedback about latest updates.
    You can always disable unattended-upgrades to make Ubuntu act as Ubuntu and not Window$ 10.
    Do it only if you are sure.

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