--- name: "apticron" section: "1" platform: "linux" package: "apticron" version: "1.2.10" release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)" platforms: ["linux"] url: "https://new.carta.tech/apticron" --- # apticron(1) Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade ## NAME apticron - Generate a mail listing packages which are pending an upgrade ## SYNOPSIS **apticron \[--cron\]**\ ## DESCRIPTION **apticron** is a shell script which generates a mail with a list of all packages currently pending an upgrade, as well as summary of changes - using apt-listchanges - to a configurable Email address. **apticron** is mainly intended for automatic notification of pending security updates but can also be used in many other situations where timely updates are necessary. The **--cron** option is only meant to be used when invoked by cron in order to run no more than once a day. ## FILES - */etc/apticron/apticron.conf* Custom settings go into this file, such as email and profile for apt-listchanges. You can use /usr/lib/apticron/apticron.conf as a template. The values set in /etc/apticron/apticron.conf will override the default settings in /usr/lib/apticron/apticron.conf. - */etc/cron.d/apticron* Cron job for executing apticron daily. - */var/lib/apticron/cron\_run* Time stamp file used by apticron when invoked with --cron option. ## SEE ALSO [**apt-get**(8)](/apt-get/8.md), [**apt-listchanges**(1)](/apt-listchanges/1.md), [**cron**(8)](/cron/8.md)\ ## BUGS In a particular situation apticron may report non-installed packages to be upgraded. It's inconvenient, but it's not a bug in apticron itself. Please see https://bugs.debian.org/544481#105 for details. ## AUTHOR Apticron was initially developed by Colm MacCarthaigh \ with contributions from Marc Sherman \. Since 2006 it is maintained and improved by Tiago Bortoletto Vaz \.