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Hi,
how do i include repositories for linux server ?
Can i access e.g. http://deb.debian.org/debian
or do i have to use chocolatey ?

How do i limit updates to security updates ?

Can i do a distribution upgrade e.g. from debian 11 to debian 12 ?

Regards

By default no package manager Windows(Chocolatey), Mac(Homebrew) or Linux (APt, YUM or Zypher) requires a source be applied by operator. Each will have its default set of repos.

Sources are used to change the default behavior or add new extra repositories needed to aquire a particular software package or version.

Most MSPs will operate completely without any sources. SOme MSPs may choose to proxy WIndows(Chocolatey) through a 3rd party or there maybe a software package that a customer of yours uses on one or more Debian systems that would require a repository to retrieve software. In this case you would use sources to add that sorurce to the systems using policy.

The autoupdate process does not take selections of updates. Depending on package manager and OS, the function calls for a repository refresh and then a update all request. THe function will not reboot systems, this is the responsibility of the MSP to detect needed reboots and to act on that data.

Distro updates require different commands then what the update function provides. You should do these manually.