Install Apticron Update Alerts

Apticron is a handy little application that uses cron to check for updates to your Ubuntu Server install on a daily basis. It will check in with the Ubuntu mothership and send you email if any new updates are available, which is important for avoiding known security vulnerabilities.

Install apticron: to send a daily email alert if there are available updates for your system:

sudo apt-get -y install apticron

Configure apticron to check for updates daily and send email if any new updates are available:

sudo sed -i '/EMAIL=/s/root/admin@example.com/' /etc/apticron/apticron.conf

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