On 22/7/24 05:47, cor...@free.fr wrote:
Hi list,
I have been running an old debian 11 for many days.
is it safe to run 'apt upgrade' and 'apt update' periodically?
for example put them into crontab.
I ask this question because I am worried that some software updates may
conflict with each other after running in this way, resulting in system
unavailability.
Thank you.
The perception of safety is subjective, and depends on different aspects
and perspectives of the circumstances applicable at any particular time.
One thing to remember, regarding automated upgrades, is that, if an
upgrade involves a kernel upgrade, then you can have a need for
immediate rebooting, which may be problematic.
The imposition of mandatory automated upgrades is one reason that Ubuntu
Linux became unstable.
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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
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