Could someone explain what the apt script is doing in cron.daily please? I can't find any documentation on it.
NOTE: I'm trying to investigate a server-server communications issue which frequently occurs around midnight – and I want to rule out the cron dailies.
Best Answer
Depending on the configuration, it essentially does the following:
apt-get update(update the package lists)apt-get -y -d dist-upgrade(download all upgradeable packages)unattended-upgrade(auto upgrade all upgradeable packages, requires the packageunattended-upgradesto be installed)apt-get -y autoclean(autoclean package archive)