The hosts/ubuntu should be running both apt-get update and unattended-upgrades, because unattended-upgrades will not update the APT indexes, and thus not upgrade any packages unless something else has run apt-get update beforehand.
By default with unattended-upgrades installed, the apt-periodic.timer will be updating the indexes twice a day, but the timer is randomized, so unattended-upgrades may or may not find updated packages to install.
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hosts/ubuntushould be running bothapt-get updateandunattended-upgrades, becauseunattended-upgradeswill not update the APT indexes, and thus not upgrade any packages unless something else has runapt-get updatebeforehand.By default with
unattended-upgradesinstalled, theapt-periodic.timerwill be updating the indexes twice a day, but the timer is randomized, sounattended-upgradesmay or may not find updated packages to install.