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This page is under construction. For now you can find information on how to setup the extension to check for updates without entering the password.

Setting up apt to check for updates without password input

These are the instructions to get updates without having to input the password. You can choose from 1a or 1b (both do the same thing!), and then go to 2.

1a With a script

• The easy way is to download the script: script.sh
• and to execute with sudo: sudo enable_passwordless_checks.sh

1b Detailed steps

Setup a script for updates (Debian/Ubuntu)

• Simply create the file /usr/local/bin/updater with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
apt update

• Remember to set the proper permissions: sudo chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/updater

Edit a sudoers file

• Open a sudoers editor and create a new file "update": sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/update
• In the file include the following content:

Cmnd_Alias UPDATER_ONLY = /usr/local/bin/updater
%MY_USERNAME ALL= NOPASSWD: UPDATER_ONLY

Where MY_USERNAME is the desired username. For example, if the user is "john", the file would read:

Cmnd_Alias UPDATER_ONLY = /usr/local/bin/updater
%john ALL= NOPASSWD: UPDATER_ONLY

2) Extension setting

• You also need to go to the Advanced settings and check the corresponding option.
• By default, the command given works with this wiki. If different filenames/paths are used, the command in the settings needs to be tweaked accordingly.