** Dave Morley <davm...@davmor2.co.uk> [2015-09-30 16:44]: > On Wed, 30 Sep 2015 16:39:20 +0100 > Paul Tansom <p...@aptanet.com> wrote: > > > I've got a new(ish) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS install that I'm preparing to > > replace an older 12.04 LTS one. When I log in on the 12.04 install I > > get a notification in red at the bottom right of my Byobu session > > that notifies me of updates. On the 14.04 one I only ever get this > > after I've manually done an `aptitude update`. It looks as though all > > I need to do is add some configuration to the /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ > > directory, and I'm quite happy with doing this. The thing that > > puzzles me is why I've got this difference. Is it a policy change or > > is there an official way (other than manually crafting a suitable > > script - or copying one from my 12.04 install) to set this up. > > Unfortunately my Google-fu is failing me on this one. Everything I > > find either talks about apticron or cron-apt, or references the > > software manager GUI. > > > > On the whole the check only run weekly so depending on how often you > log into the systems will depend on how often it shows up. ** end quote [Dave Morley]
I think I have a handle on what is wrong, although not entirely why. This is a new box that I'm experimenting with before putting it in service, so there's no real rush and I've been curious to understand rather than just fix. I installed a new Ubuntu server in a Virtualbox VM to compare and found a batch of packages that look as though they were missed on the original install. I've tried to allow for the fact that the VM doesn't have openssh or puppet installed, but these packages are missing on the original machine. There may be a few that are as a result of the hardware differences (not sure whether wireless-tools or wpasupplicant would be included with a minimal install in all cases or not) so I'm trying to find a definitive list of what should be installed on a bare bones server install - not quite found something I'm confident is what I'm looking for yet. I've found a manifest file for desktop, but not server. Can anyone point me towards a list of what should be installed? I'll probably wipe and reinstall before going into service (particularly as I think I'll be using Ansible instead of Puppet), but I'm curious! The lack of unattended-updates and update-notifier-common seem key to my specific issue, but some of the others don't look down to purely the differenct between the physical hardware and virtual hardware. acpid apport apport-symptoms at bc curl ethtool fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console landscape-common libcurl3:amd64 libgc1c2:amd64 libiw30:amd64 libpcsclite1:amd64 libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64 libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64 memtest86+ patch policykit-1 python-configobj python-gdbm python-openssl python-pam python-pkg-resources python-serial python-twisted-bin python-twisted-core python-zope.interface python3-apport python3-problem-report python3-pycurl python3-software-properties software-properties-common unattended-upgrades update-notifier-common w3m wireless-tools wpasupplicant -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | https://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 Vice Chair, FSB Portsmouth & SE Hampshire Branch | http://www.fsb.org.uk/ ============================================================================= Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Ralls House, Parklands Business Park, Forrest Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6XP -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
