Re: apt-get automated

[Sven Hoexter <sven@telelev.net>]

On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 03:29:08PM +0100, Niclas Söderlund wrote:
> Hiya folks,
> 
> any tips on how to have apt-get every evening at a fixed time via cron, do 
> an update (easy) and then a simulated upgrade/dist-upgrade and then mail it 
> to root?
> 
> I.e I want something telling me its time to do an upgrade of some packages, 
> but dont want it to be run automatically (dangerous, and sometimes .conf 
> files is changed and needs see to on site). I ONLY want the mail if there 
> ARE any upgrades waiting, otherwise not.
> 
> Any tips appreciated.

short and ugly:

---cut---
#!/bin/bash

x=$(apt-get -s upgrade|grep upgraded|awk '{print $1}')
if [ "$x" -ne "0" ]
then
    echo "Need some upgrades"
fi
---cut---

If you like you can replace the echo blah with

apt-get -s|mail -s "Need upgrades" my@e-mail.address.com


HTH
Sven

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