Ubuntu’s Unattended Upgrades feature ensures that security updates for installed packages are downloaded and installed automatically without requiring end-user manual intervention. However, if you choose to engage in this behavior by following the steps below, your device may restart automatically.

Steps to Enable unattended-upgrades in Ubuntu

  1. Open the “Software & Updates” app on your device.
  2. Tap on the “Update Manager” button to open it.
  3. Tap on the “Available Updates” button to see a list of updates available for your device.
  4. Tap on the update you want to install and wait for it to install.
  5. Once the update is installed, tap on the “Close” button in the Update Manager window to close it. ..

Select the Updates tab to see a list of updates that have been released in the past 24 hours.

When security updates are available, set the When security updates are available option to Automatically download and install them. Complete any authentication prompts if they appear.

Final Words

Ubuntu is a Linux-based operating system that is popular with computer users, network servers, and smartphones. It was created by Canonical Ltd., a UK-based business, with the goal of making software development more open and accessible to others. Open source software development ideas were the foundation for all of the design decisions made when developing Ubuntu. ..