Works On

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Debian 9 (Stretch)

Same on:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Other versions:

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

Details

Size: 11 lines
MD5: 71b58009120db0e61412f7610f27e8db
SHA256: c8e4b846bd3da8819c6c4101556742239234e2cb3f670418fdbfe33606b2c5ba

/etc/systemd/apt-daily-upgrade.service

[Unit]
Description=Daily apt upgrade and clean activities
Documentation=man:apt(8)
ConditionACPower=true
After=apt-daily.service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily install
KillMode=process
TimeoutStopSec=900

Copy & Paste

curl:

curl https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/71b58009120db0e61412f7610f27e8db?hint=apt-daily-upgrade.service

wget:

wget -O apt-daily-upgrade.service https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/71b58009120db0e61412f7610f27e8db?hint=apt-daily-upgrade.service

For AI Agents

<prompt><role>DevOps agent</role><source url='https://exampleconfig.com/api/v1/config/original/71b58009120db0e61412f7610f27e8db?hint=apt-daily-upgrade.service' /><config><app>APT</app><os>Debian 9 (Stretch)</os><location>/etc/systemd/apt-daily-upgrade.service</location><lines>11</lines><md5>71b58009120db0e61412f7610f27e8db</md5><sha256>c8e4b846bd3da8819c6c4101556742239234e2cb3f670418fdbfe33606b2c5ba</sha256></config></prompt>

Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI assistant.

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-upgrade.service

FAQ

When should I use this apt-daily-upgrade.service?

Use it to restore a missing default, confirm what shipped, or diff against your current APT config.

How do I restore APT defaults?

Download the file, back up the current one in /etc/systemd/apt-daily-upgrade.service, replace it, then reload or restart APT.

Is apt-daily-upgrade.service safe for production?

It is the vendor default for Debian 9 (Stretch). Treat it as a baseline and review security and performance settings before production use.

How does this differ from other OS versions?

Defaults vary by distro and version. This copy matches Debian 9 (Stretch).

Can I use this for APT troubleshooting?

Yes. Diff it against yours to find drift, then restore only the sections you need.

APT /etc/systemd/apt-daily-upgrade.service