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+====== APT-Checker ======
+This script is meant to be run from ''/etc/cron.daily/''. It checks for available updated packages on a Debian system and sends a mail to the administrator.
+<code bash>
+#!/bin/sh
+HOSTNAME=`hostname`
+MAILTO="admin@example.com"
+MAILFROM="apt checker <admin@example.com>"
+apt-get update >/dev/null 2>&1
+NEWPACKAGES=`apt-get --print-uris -qq -y upgrade 2>/dev/null |awk '{print $2}'`
+if [ "$NEWPACKAGES" != "" ]
+then
+  mail -a "From: $MAILFROM" -s "New Packages for $HOSTNAME" $MAILTO <<EOF
+There are new Packages available for $HOSTNAME:
+$NEWPACKAGES
+please run:
+  ssh root@$HOSTNAME 'apt-get upgrade'
+EOF
+fi
+exit 0;
+</code>