Re: automate apt-get update



Whats wrong with using a cron job?

There is probaly a good reason i am missing but i cant see it.

On 4/8/10, Jozsi Vadkan <jozsi.avadkan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I don't want to put:

apt-get update

in:

/etc/crontab

But then how could I "automate" the:

apt-get update

? Is there a program for it? [e.g.: update-manager under GUI?] that
randomly runs apt-get update?

Thank you!


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