Package Auto Update Notifications

Install apticron

Type the following command at a shell prompt:

# apt-get update
# apt-get install apticron

Configure apticron to send email notifications

The default coniguration file is located at /etc/apticron/apticron.conf. Open file using text editor:

# vi /etc/apticron/apticron.conf

You need to set email address to email the notification as follows:

EMAIL="your_email@domain.com"

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sample configuration file

# apticron.conf
#
# set EMAIL to a list of addresses which will be notified of impending updates
#

EMAIL="admin@myhost.com"

#
# Set LISTCHANGES_PROFILE if you would like apticron to invoke apt-listchanges
# with the --profile option. You should add a corresponding profile to
# /etc/apt/listchanges.conf
#
# LISTCHANGES_PROFILE="apticron"

#
# Set SYSTEM if you would like apticron to use something other than the output
# of "hostname -f" for the system name in the mails it generates
#
# SYSTEM="foobar.example.com"

#
# Set IPADDRESSNUM if you would like to configure the maximal number of IP
# addresses apticron displays. The default is to display 1 address of each
# family type (inet, inet6), if available.
#
# IPADDRESSNUM="1"

#
# Set IPADDRESSES to a whitespace seperated list of reachable addresses for
# this system. By default, apticron will try to work these out using the
# "ip" command
#
# IPADDRESSES="192.10.2.1 2001:db8:1:2:3::1"

Save and close the file. /etc/cron.daily/apticron is the cron script for executing apticron daily and it will send you notfication when updates available.