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jarno
Asked: 2017-04-26 01:27:33 +0800 CST

Why there are 2 files setting same variables on /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/?

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10periodic and 20auto-upgrades set at least partially same variables. Why not just use one file? Does the latter one override the settings on the former one?

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    • 20auto-upgrades replaces configuration of 10periodic. So there are no doubles: Apt will read each file in sequence. The same setting twice then the last one found will be active.
    • Not everybody has 20auto-upgrades. That one is installed when you in stall package unattended-upgrades.
    • 10periodic is from package update-notifier-common and that one is installed by default.
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