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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
- Custom settings go into this file, such as email and profile for apt-listchanges. You can use /usr/lib/apticron/apticron.conf as a template. The values set in /etc/apticron/apticron.conf will override the default settings in /usr/lib/apticron/apticron.conf.
- /etc/cron.d/apticron
- Cron job for executing apticron daily.
- /var/lib/apticron/cron_run
- Time stamp file used by apticron when invoked with --cron option.
SEE ALSO¶
BUGS¶
In a particular situation apticron may report non-installed packages to be upgraded. It's inconvenient, but it's not a bug in apticron itself. Please see https://bugs.debian.org/544481#105 for details.
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>.