APT

APT Advanced Package Tool “handles the installation and removal of software on Debian, Ubuntu, and related Linux distributions”, ^wiki

APT is a pretty nifty tool, but from time to time it runs into problems.

IPV6

APT might have trouble connecting via IPV6.

  • https://blog.friedlandreas.net/2016/07/ubuntu-16-04-apt-get-hat-probleme-mit-ipv6/

apt-get -o Acquire::ForceIPv4=true update
apt-get -o Acquire::ForceIPv4=true upgrade

you can also run

echo 'Acquire::ForceIPv4 "true";' | tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99force-ipv4

🚨 Not needed with 18.04?????

add-apt command

add-apt is awesome for managing package sources. Some Ubuntu server installation miss this command.

Under 16.04 it can be installed via apt-get install software-properties-common

Automatic updates

Server software needs recurring maintenance and updates. By installing unattended-upgrade you can update critical security patches with ease.

  • apt-get install unattended-upgrades

  • Selection of update sources

  • dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrades

  • Activate automatic updates

  • vim /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic

APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1";
APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "1";
APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";