> I use the Debian cron script 'apticron'. It talks directly with Debian, > so it knows about updates to all Debian software. I have cron run it in > the middle of the night. It downloads the updates, and in the morning I > have email telling me what needs to be updated and why, and instructions > on just what to do to install the updates. I prefer running 'apt-get' manually then using any of scripts running by cron. Thanks.