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Why download only for apt-get cron job

I put crontab to update with apt-get once a day (Debian Lenny works, there are updates almost daily). But almost all the examples I saw in this cron job call the -d flag.

This raises 4 questions:

  • Why should I download only packages and not install them?
  • Doesn't that violate the goal of starting it automatically?
  • Do I need to go in and actually install updates later?
  • Is it safe for me to manage cron working without the -d flag?
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1699446/

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