sudo unattended-upgrade --dry-run

Category: VPS Management

sudo unattended-upgrade --dry-run

Simulate automatic upgrades without applying

The --dry-run flag simulates the whole upgrade pass and prints what would be installed without changing anything — the safe way to test new Allowed-Origins entries before trusting them to run unattended. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is modified. Run this after editing 50unattended-upgrades.
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