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[Thibaut Brandscheid <randaltor@xxxxxx>]

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Hi all

Image: http://ubuntuone.com/3aMCJeZsEf9FISqiNqX5uw

It would be nice if the user could tell the update-manager to download
and install updates automatically (security and normal updates).

By default the check-box (see mock-up) should not be checked.
If the user checks it, /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
should be changed to:

Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
        "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
        "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::MinimalSteps "true";
Acquire::http::Dl-Limit "70";

This way the user could just use his computer and would not have to
bother if he is up to date. Setting a download limit would not hurt
either, because if you don't see it you don't feel the pain of a slow
download.
People using slow or expensive connections (mobile tethering) would
simply not check the box.

Nowadays updates are super stable, I don't see a reason why not having
them run invisibly in the background.

Any remarks?
Should I fill a bug?


Kind Regards
Thibaut
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