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NAME¶
apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgradeSYNOPSIS¶
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.