From ab3461e792a3b9a525a895bb0b3a70e55955efb6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Spragg Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:36:46 +0000 Subject: First (mostly) working version apt-desktop-upgrades --- README.md | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md (limited to 'README.md') diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5b9ece9 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +# apt-desktop-upgrades + +The `unattended-upgrades` package is really useful for servers, but I've found +that a reasonable amount of desktop software doesn't play well to being replaced +*in situ*, while a user is using the desktop. + +This package is designed to handle desktop upgrades by checking for and +downloading package upgrades in the background as they become available, and +then applying those upgrades on reboot via the [systemd Offline Updates][] +functionality. + + +## License + +Copyright © 2022 Adam Spragg + +apt-desktop-upgrades is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the +Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) +any later version. + +apt-desktop-upgrades is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or +FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License +for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along +with apt-desktop-upgrades. If not, see . + + +[systemd Offline Updates]: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.offline-updates.html + +SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later + -- cgit v1.2.1