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| #!/bin/bash | |
| rm $HOME/.updates | |
| if [[ -d /usr/lib/update-notifier ]]; then | |
| updates=$(/usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check 2>&1) | |
| update_mode='sec' | |
| elif [[ $(which aptitude) ]]; then | |
| updates=$(aptitude search '~U' | wc -l) | |
| update_mode='total' | |
| fi | |
| echo "$updates" >> $HOME/.updates | |
| echo "$update_mode" >> $HOME/.updates |
You can also do this to update after running apt-get:
http://askubuntu.com/a/314414
This may be out of date, the file is now in my .dotfiles
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Don't forget to add this to crontab!