NAME¶
apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade
SYNOPSIS¶
apticron [--cron]
DESCRIPTION¶
apticron is a shell script which generates a mail with a list of all
packages currently pending an upgrade, as well as summary of changes - using
apt-listchanges - to a configurable Email address.
apticron is mainly intended for automatic notification of pending
security updates but can also be used in many other situations where timely
updates are necessary.
The
--cron option is only meant to be used when invoked by cron in order
to run no more than once a day.
FILES¶
- /etc/apticron/apticron.conf
- Configuration file, Email address to mail and profile for use with
apt-listchanges are configurable.
- /etc/cron.d/apticron
- Cron job for executing apticron daily.
- /etc/cron.daily/apticron
- Fallback cron script for executing apticron (if no crond running or system
down at designated time).
- /var/lib/apticron/cron_run
- Time stamp file used by apticron when invoked with --cron option.
SEE ALSO¶
apt-get(8),
apt-listchanges(1),
cron(8)
AUTHOR¶
Apticron was initially developed by Colm MacCarthaigh
<colm.maccarthaigh@heanet.ie> with contributions from Marc Sherman
<msherman@projectile.ca>. Since 2006 it is maintained and improved by
Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org>.