apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade
apticron [--cron]
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.
- /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.d/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.
apt-get(8),
apt-listchanges(1),
cron(8)
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.
Apticron was initially developed by Colm MacCarthaigh
<
[email protected]> with contributions from Marc Sherman
<
[email protected]>. Since 2006 it is maintained and improved by
Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <
[email protected]>.