KDE applet for apt-get update/upgrade
 

Hi,

I am looking for a KDE tool that indicates if there are package updates available for my system. SuSE uses a kde applet called "susewatcher" which I find quite helpful.

Is there something similar for Debian and apt-get? It should run "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade" at certain intervals and indicate that there are new updates.

I know I can automate the process using a shell script and cron, but I don't want to get some annoying popups or emails. A tiny kde applet that just changes its color would be ideal.

No such applet that I am aware of, however be aware that such an applet would be rather server-unfriendly as it would have to hit the servers pretty often to download the lists.

Surely once a day would do the trick.

There is a package called cron-apt, but it will use the mail system to notify you. One email a day shouldn't be a problem, should it?

Surprise, Surprise!

This morning, in Synaptic's "New in Repository" I found:

Update-notifier.

Note that this is in the Unstable section.

I wonder if that's what Ubuntu uses? Ubuntu has a notifier that pops up when new updates are available. It comes already setup when you install the distro.