Based on a recent thread on this list, I've constructed the following bash script: #!/bin/sh # /etc/cron.daily/apt-show-versions: email alerts when new packages # are available # # 2003-03-10, Shaun Crossley, shaun@whatever.ca ADMINMAIL=stephen@frank.exitwound.org /usr/bin/apt-show-versions -u | /usr/bin/mail -e -s "`/bin/hostname`: updated packages available" $ADMINMAIL I have one machine that _never_ reports any available updates, and I have another machine that _always_ reports available updates -- even when there are none available. For example, recently I performed: # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade And received a response that no updates were available. However, the script emailed me a list of approximately 50 available updates in the form of: dnsutils/testing upgradeable from 1:9.2.1-4 to 1:9.2.2-2 ksirc 4:2.2.2-14.6 newer than version in archive khexedit 4:2.2.2-9.2 newer than version in archive libpng3/testing upgradeable from 1.2.1-1.1 to 1.2.5-10 korn 4:2.2.2-14.6 newer than version in archive etc. Am I missing something? I'm sure that I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not seeing it. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks. -- steve ___________________________________________________ | | | There's a difference between being grumpy and | | hating every little fucker in existence. | | | | http://monticello.biz : technology that works | | http://exitwound.org : hard to find | | http://exitwound.org/wiki : experimental & fading | | http://exitwound.org/post : the next generation | | http://buckowensfan.com : he's the man | ---------------------------------------------------
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