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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/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.org>.

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