I understand that the following format is better for patching: diff -u old-file newfile
----- ubuntu@ubuntu:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d$ for i in *;do diff -u orig/$i .;done --- orig/10periodic 2016-05-24 16:48:53.000000000 +0000 +++ ./10periodic 2016-09-01 16:56:26.303618989 +0000 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; +APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0"; --- orig/20auto-upgrades 2016-02-18 22:19:18.000000000 +0000 +++ ./20auto-upgrades 2016-09-01 16:56:26.303618989 +0000 @@ -1,2 +1,4 @@ APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "1"; -APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1"; +APT::Periodic::Download-Upgradeable-Packages "0"; +APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval "0"; +APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0"; diff: orig/orig: No such file or directory ubuntu@ubuntu:/etc/apt/apt.conf.d$ ----- So this should be better in order to create a real patch. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1619188 Title: Unattended upgrades can break persistent live media To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1619188/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs