u-server cronjob to apt-get update

[Carl Karsten]

C Hamel wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 May 2006 11:24, Darryl Clarke wrote:
> <SNIP>
>> Depends on what colour your Mud is.
>>
>> The first comment:
>> # This file understands the following apt configuration variables:
>>
>> translates into:
>> # Whatever you've got configured apt to do globally with
>> apt/aptitude/synaptic/updatemanager, this script will obey the
>> following configuration options:
>>
>> these configuration options are found happily, in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
>> in various files, usually named to what program was used to set it.
>>
>> So basically, if you throw the line:
>> APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "1";
>>
>> In a file, say:
>> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99custom
>>
>> This also requires the package 'unattended-upgrades' as the file states,
>> and for stability reasons it only does security upgrades.
>>
>>
>> --
>> ~ Darryl  ~ smartssa at gmail.com
>> ~ http://darrylclarke.com
> Many thanks for the concise explanation!  Now, I believe I understand what I 
> am looking at! :-)
> 

Yes - thank you Darryl.

C