#
# This file understands the following apt configuration variables:
# Values here are the default.
-# Create /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02periodic file to set your preference.
+# Create /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic file to set your preference.
#
# Dir "/";
# - RootDir for all configuration files
# 1: progress report (actually any string)
# 2: + command outputs (remove -qq, remove 2>/dev/null, add -d)
# 3: + trace on
+#
+# APT::Periodic::RandomSleep "1800";
+# - The apt cron job will delay its execution by a random
+# time span between zero and 'APT::Periodic::RandomSleep'
+# seconds.
+# This is done because otherwise everyone would access the
+# mirror servers at the same time and put them collectively
+# under very high strain.
+# You can set this to '0' if you are using a local mirror and
+# do not care about the load spikes.
+# Note that sleeping in the apt job will be delaying the
+# execution of all subsequent cron.daily jobs.
+#
check_stamp()
{
# 1 (false) System is not on main power
# 255 (false) Power status could not be determined
# Desktop systems always return 255 it seems
- if which on_ac_power >/dev/null; then
+ if which on_ac_power >/dev/null 2>&1; then
on_ac_power
POWER=$?
if [ $POWER -eq 1 ]; then
fi
# check apt-config existence
-if ! which apt-config >/dev/null ; then
+if ! which apt-config >/dev/null 2>&1; then
exit 0
fi
check_power || exit 0
# check if we can lock the cache and if the cache is clean
-if which apt-get >/dev/null && ! eval apt-get check $XAPTOPT $XSTDERR ; then
+if which apt-get >/dev/null 2>&1 && ! eval apt-get check $XAPTOPT $XSTDERR ; then
debug_echo "error encountered in cron job with \"apt-get check\"."
exit 0
fi
if check_stamp $UPDATE_STAMP $UpdateInterval; then
if eval apt-get $XAPTOPT -y update $XSTDERR; then
debug_echo "download updated metadata (success)."
- if which dbus-send >/dev/null && pidof dbus-daemon >/dev/null; then
+ if which dbus-send >/dev/null 2>&1 && pidof dbus-daemon >/dev/null 2>&1; then
if dbus-send --system / app.apt.dbus.updated boolean:true ; then
debug_echo "send dbus signal (success)"
else
# auto upgrade all upgradeable packages
UPGRADE_STAMP=/var/lib/apt/periodic/upgrade-stamp
-if which unattended-upgrade >/dev/null && check_stamp $UPGRADE_STAMP $UnattendedUpgradeInterval; then
+if which unattended-upgrade >/dev/null 2>&1 && check_stamp $UPGRADE_STAMP $UnattendedUpgradeInterval; then
if unattended-upgrade $XUUPOPT; then
update_stamp $UPGRADE_STAMP
debug_echo "unattended-upgrade (success)"