Re: Differences between apt-listchanges/unattended-upgrades/apticron/cron-apt

[<l0f4r0@tuta.io>]

Hi,

Thank you very much Dan & Jonas and sorry for the delay...

I think it's pretty clearer now for me.

So in case I want to
A) be notified should there be any new upgrade available
B) have my security packages be ugraded automatically and be notified
C) receive an email with the list of changes 
I will need to install
* apticron for A) and configure /etc/apticron/apticron.conf* unattended-upgrade for B) and configure both /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades and /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
* apt-listchanges for C) and configure /etc/apt/listchanges.conf

I bet cron-apt (still with apt-listchanges) can do all of this but the configuration seems more complex/tricky.

Is that all correct please?
Best regards,
l0f4r0

10 sept. 2019 à 19:05 de l0f4r0@tuta.io:

> Hello,
>
> Can somebody explain to me the differences between apt-listchanges, unattended-upgrades, apticron and cron-apt please?
>
> I have the following feeling:
> * apt-listchanges: its main purpose is to indicate what's new between different packages versions. So it's handy to learn that new packages are available with an email alert (is it triggered automatically as soon as apt update finds something new?)
>
> * unattended-upgrades: its main purpose is to upgrade your machine automatically. Personally, I use it to update my db & upgrade my vulnerable packages only (btw it triggers apt-listchanges)
>
> Am I correct? Why would I need apticron & cron-apt then (I have Debian 9)?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> l0f4r0
>