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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
              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.

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.org>.

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