Skip to content

Install "kept back" updates on Ubuntu

Posted by Daniel Lange on
Linux

Canonical has implemented a staged roll-out for some Ubuntu package updates.

I find that rather annoying at times, e.g. when preparing the laptop for traveling.

So for my memory and for the benefit of others:

# disable the phased roll-out feature on this apt upgrade run
sudo apt -o "APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates=true" dist-upgrade

Screenshot of apt with the option to disable staged rollouts

This can - for permanent use - be put into a config file, e.g. Gerrit Heim puts it into /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99-Phased-Updates [German]. Some other options around this staged roll-out feature are "documented" within a thread in the Ubuntu discourse forum.

Trackbacks

No Trackbacks

Comments

Display comments as Linear | Threaded

Łukasz on :

Thank you for this option! Today they have released an OpenSSH update with "phased" feature.. Why are they releasing SSH package when they are not sure about the contents and functionality of it! So annoying!

Add Comment

Markdown format allowed
Standard emoticons like :-) and ;-) are converted to images.
E-Mail addresses will not be displayed and will only be used for E-Mail notifications.

To prevent automated Bots from commentspamming, please enter the string you see in the image below in the appropriate input box. Your comment will only be submitted if the strings match. Please ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified correctly.
CAPTCHA

Form options

Submitted comments will be subject to moderation before being displayed.