Monitoring updates for Ubuntu VPS - Ask Ubuntu
i running vps. once in while see critical updates have been released, go ahead , apply in environment needed. @ being reactive approach , not proactive. how guys monitor patches/updates ubuntu environments?
there's number of tools notify impending package updates. use apticron
. tool checks once day whether there pending updates and, if there are, sends notification mail. apticron needs mta (for example postfix) installed send mail. mails sent root
, need redirect root
's mail, example alias in /etc/aliases
.
other similar tools cron-apt
, succinctly named painintheapt
. according description, painintheapt
can send notifications on smtp or xmpp/jabber, don't need have mta installed.
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