Works On

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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Same on:

Debian 9 (Stretch)

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>Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)</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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver). 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 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver).

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