u-server cronjob to apt-get update

C Hamel yogich at sc2000.net
Wed May 3 21:17:14 UTC 2006


On Wednesday 03 May 2006 11:24, Darryl Clarke wrote:
<SNIP>
> Depends on what colour your Mud is.
>
> The first comment:
> # This file understands the following apt configuration variables:
>
> translates into:
> # Whatever you've got configured apt to do globally with
> apt/aptitude/synaptic/updatemanager, this script will obey the
> following configuration options:
>
> these configuration options are found happily, in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
> in various files, usually named to what program was used to set it.
>
> So basically, if you throw the line:
> APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
>
> In a file, say:
> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
>
> This also requires the package 'unattended-upgrades' as the file states,
> and for stability reasons it only does security upgrades.
>
>
> --
> ~ Darryl  ~ smartssa at gmail.com
> ~ http://darrylclarke.com
Many thanks for the concise explanation!  Now, I believe I understand what I 
am looking at! :-)
-- 
	...CH
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