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boycottsystemd

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ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

$ uname -a
Linux devuan 4.9.0-9-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.9.168-1+deb9u5 (2019-08-11) i686 GNU/Linux

and

# unattended-upgrade

gives nothing

but
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 4.9.189-3+deb9u1.
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4531

Does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Do you have the kernel metapackage installed?

apt policy linux-image-686-pae

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boycottsystemd

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Do you have the kernel metapackage installed?

apt policy linux-image-686-pae

thank you, I'll check it when possible.

boycottsystemd

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Do you have the kernel metapackage installed?

apt policy linux-image-686-pae

$ apt policy linux-image-686-pae
linux-image-686-pae:
  Installed: 4.9+80+deb9u9
  Candidate: 4.9+80+deb9u9
  Version table:
 *** 4.9+80+deb9u9 500
        500 http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged ascii/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     4.9+80+deb9u6 500
        500 http://pkgmaster.devuan.org/merged ascii-security/main i386 Packages
$

I wasn't aware this was needed. Are there any other packages needed for unattended-upgrade to work corectly ?

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Are there any other packages needed for unattended-upgrade to work corectly ?

No, but you do need to configure it: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades

tl;dr:

# dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

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boycottsystemd

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Are there any other packages needed for unattended-upgrade to work corectly ?

No, but you do need to configure it: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades

tl;dr:

# dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

Thank you. Is it necessary when unattended-upgrade is called manually ?

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Is it necessary when unattended-upgrade is called manually ?

Why would you do that? That would be an attended unattended upgrade then?

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

Is it necessary when unattended-upgrade is called manually ?

Why would you do that? That would be an attended unattended upgrade then?

Because I need security updates only.
Second, it is good to check it's functionality sometimes by manual calling.

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

I need security updates only

That's the default setting, see the comments in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades

it is good to check it's functionality sometimes by manual calling

Yes, I suppose.

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Re: ASCII: does unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?

I need security updates only

That's the default setting, see the comments in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades

it is good to check it's functionality sometimes by manual calling

Yes, I suppose.

Well, thank you.

If we can return to original question, it could be e.g. such:

Does (manually called) unattended-upgrade give latest kernel security update ?