Re: Auto apt-get upgrade
On Sun, Mar 16, 2003 at 09:55:38AM -0500, ronin2@bellatlantic.net wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 10:24:33 +0000 (GMT)
> Rus Foster <rghf@fsck.me.uk> wrote:
Hi,
> > I'm just debating about scheduling a cron job to do apt-get update &&
> > apt-get update. Is this reasonable or am I going to be asking for
> > trouble down the line?
>
> I suppose you really meant "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade"?
>
> There's nothing at all wrong with doing "update" in a cron job, since
> that just fetches the newest packages lists.
>
> Doing "upgrade" by cron? <shudder>
Hehe, I think he would prefer apt-get -d upgrade :)
Sven
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