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.

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