apticron(1)
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/anacron
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/misc/apticron.cron
- 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-ba.org>.