Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Other versions:

Debian 10 (Buster) Debian 11 (Bullseye) Debian 12 (Bookworm) Debian 13 (Trixie) Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Details

Size: 11 lines
MD5: 563ce75e507e1f6cc3f413e285651af5
SHA256: aaec2cdb7384fc2f5c75105e9daf6b3f5dae507ab6bfe1ea2fb7fbb8ff112c7f

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/563ce75e507e1f6cc3f413e285651af5?hint=apt-daily.service

wget:

wget -O apt-daily.service https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/563ce75e507e1f6cc3f413e285651af5?hint=apt-daily.service

For AI Agents

You are a DevOps agent. Fetch the default APT config for Debian 9 (Stretch) from https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/563ce75e507e1f6cc3f413e285651af5?hint=apt-daily.service. Compare with my current /etc/systemd/apt-daily.service and summarize differences and safe changes.

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or other AI assistants.

/etc/systemd/apt-daily.service

[Unit]
Description=Daily apt download activities
Documentation=man:apt(8)
ConditionACPower=true
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily update

Install APT

Debian

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apt

Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt install apt

File Location

File Path

/etc/systemd/apt-daily.service

FAQ

When should I use this apt-daily.service?

Restore it. Compare it. Start clean.

How do I restore APT defaults?

Download, replace, restart.

Is apt-daily.service safe for production?

Yes. This is exactly what shipped. Safe starting point.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults change. This one is specific to Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for APT troubleshooting?

Absolutely. Diff this against yours to spot the problem.

APT /etc/systemd/apt-daily.service