Re: Automated download/update of data files

[Ole Streicher <olebole@debian.org>]

Danny Edel <debian@danny-edel.de> writes:
> From a system administrator's point of view, the following would be all
> right to me:
>
> * When you install the package, debconf asks if you want the automated
> upgrades, preferably telling me how often its going to download them and
> information about the source. (And I know I can always change my mind
> later with dpkg --reconfigure packagename, although this could be
> explicitly stated in the dialog).

This is probably the way to go. However, the original package does not
update the data on a regular base. It checks whether the data are
current when they are accessed and downloads a new version if the local
version is too old.

Best regards

Ole