Package: cron-apt Version: 0.6.7 Severity: wishlist Please note, APT package since 0.5.28 Ubuntu hoary and 0.5.29 Debian unstable (Sat, 13 Nov 2004) has its own script /etc/cron.daily/apt, which can do: * fancy auto-clean with rule * check and download upgradable packages automatically * automatic unattended upgrade + need to install unattended-upgrades package + aimed for security upgrade and have its blacklist capability + mail capability (The extent of this, i do not know for sure?)
These can be enabled via apt configuration variables (usually stored in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02backup and 50unattended-upgrades). Your cron-apt can run without python since it is shell script but its capability is limitted. So, I think it is fair to document what is he actPlease note, APT package since 0.5.28 Ubuntu hoary and 0.5.29 Debian unstable (Sat, 13 Nov 2004) has its own script /etc/cron.daily/apt, which can do: * fancy auto-clean with rule * check and download upgradable packages automatically * automatic unattended upgrade + need to install unattended-upgrades package + aimed for security upgrade and have its blacklist capability + mail capability (The extent of this, i do not know for sure?) These can be enabled via apt configuration variables (usually stored in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/02backup and 50unattended-upgrades). ual added value of tis package somewhere so people understand why or why-not to install this. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (800, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages cron-apt depends on: ii apt 0.7.20.1 Advanced front-end for dpkg Versions of packages cron-apt recommends: ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20081101cvs-2 A simple mail user agent ii cron 3.0pl1-105 management of regular background p ii liblockfile1 1.08-3 NFS-safe locking library, includes ii mailx 1:20081101-2 Transitional package for mailx ren cron-apt suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org