http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/ Journal of Andrew Whitlock Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-41 agw Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:38:56 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-41 Ah, yes...cron-apt was the package I had used in the past. I'll have to check that out again. Ah, yes…cron-apt was the package I had used in the past. I’ll have to check that out again.

]]> http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-39 themill Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:39 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-39 Alternatively, just "aptitude install cron-apt" and you will get exactly the same setup. cron-apt is also highly configurable -- you can get it to download the updates but not install them (making the process of installing the updates much faster) or you can even get it to install updates from a trusted repository if you wish. Alternatively, just “aptitude install cron-apt” and you will get exactly the same setup. cron-apt is also highly configurable — you can get it to download the updates but not install them (making the process of installing the updates much faster) or you can even get it to install updates from a trusted repository if you wish.

]]> http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-38 R S Chakravarti Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:19:00 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-38 The package daptup does this. I don't know whether it's in Lenny. The package daptup does this.
I don’t know whether it’s in Lenny.

]]> http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron | Debian-News.net - Your one stop for news about Debian Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:53:40 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-37 [...] Very simple, and hinted at in the Debian APT HOWTO. I think I used to use a different package for this, but I think I like the simplicity of this method better. More here [...] [...] Very simple, and hinted at in the Debian APT HOWTO. I think I used to use a different package for this, but I think I like the simplicity of this method better. More here [...]

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