On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:32:54 -0500 Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Hyslop wrote: > > I've seen several people on this list recommending that we run 'apt-get > > update' and 'apt-get upgrade' on a regular basis. What are your thoughts > > on setting up a cron job to do it automatically, say once a month or > > once a week? > > > You might be "safe" to do that on a stable system, but if you're running > stable, it's likely on a server, and I would not risk a server's health > with such a "risky" automation. > > If you're running testing or sid, it's even more risky, as often such a > process may introduce removals of large chunks of your system if you're > not paying attention. > > In short, there's too much that can go wrong if you don't pay attention, > so I personally would not go the route of automation. Others may disagree. Use cron-apt; by default it only updates the package list and downloads the packages without installing anything. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
