Ah, running with --apt-debug is more informative.
bdmurray@flash:~$ sudo /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade -v --apt-debug Initial blacklisted packages: nvidia-304 Initial whitelisted packages: Starting unattended upgrades script Allowed origins are: ['o=Ubuntu,a=xenial', 'o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-security', 'o=Ubuntu,a=xenial-updates'] pulseaudio-module-gconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! pulseaudio-module-zeroconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! pulseaudio-module-gconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! pulseaudio-module-zeroconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! Packages that will be upgraded: pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-zeroconf Writing dpkg log to '/var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades-dpkg.log' All upgrades installed
If the dependencies can't be satisfied we shouldn't say that the package will be upgraded.
Ah, running with --apt-debug is more informative.
bdmurray@flash:~$ sudo /usr/bin/ unattended- upgrade -v --apt-debug a=xenial' , 'o=Ubuntu, a=xenial- security' , 'o=Ubuntu, a=xenial- updates' ] module- gconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! module- zeroconf: amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! module- gconf:amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! module- zeroconf: amd64 Depends on libpulse0 [ amd64 ] < 1:8.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (= 1:8.0-0ubuntu3.1) can't be satisfied! module- gconf pulseaudio- module- zeroconf unattended- upgrades/ unattended- upgrades- dpkg.log'
Initial blacklisted packages: nvidia-304
Initial whitelisted packages:
Starting unattended upgrades script
Allowed origins are: ['o=Ubuntu,
pulseaudio-
pulseaudio-
pulseaudio-
pulseaudio-
Packages that will be upgraded: pulseaudio-
Writing dpkg log to '/var/log/
All upgrades installed
If the dependencies can't be satisfied we shouldn't say that the package will be upgraded.