Verified in a fresh container: root@needrestart-nrconf:~# dpkg -l needrestart | tail -n 1 ii needrestart 3.6-7ubuntu4.1 all check which daemons need to be restarted after library upgrades root@needrestart-nrconf:~# man needrestart root@needrestart-nrconf:~# man needrestart | grep -i ubuntu u (u)buntu mode, used to customized the behaviour in the APT hook. See /usr/share/doc/README.Ubuntu. root@needrestart-nrconf:~# needrestart --help | grep -i ubuntu u (u)buntu mode for the APT hook, see /usr/share/doc/needrestart/README.Ubuntu root@needrestart-nrconf:~# cat /usr/share/doc/needrestart/README.Ubuntu Starting from Ubuntu 24.04, needrestart in the default configuration will by default not show the Debconf prompt, and restart automatically the affected services. This includes when run as part of `unattended-upgrades` to ensure that the security updates it brings are actually applied to running services rather than leaving the system vulnerable.
For more details, see the following Discourse post: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/needrestart-changes-in-ubuntu-24-04-service-restarts/44671 root@needrestart-nrconf:~# ** Tags removed: verification-needed verification-needed-noble ** Tags added: verification-done verification-done-noble -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2068573 Title: needrestart: better document Ubuntu-specific behaviours To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/needrestart/+bug/2068573/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs