This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== E) Updates ====== Drop this as **/etc/cron.weekly/auto_update.sh**: <file - auto_update.sh> #!/bin/bash echo "Update started on $(date)" >> /var/log/autoupdate.log emerge --sync >> /var/log/autoupdate.log emerge -uv --deep --with-bdeps=y @world >> /var/log/autoupdate.log date >> /var/log/autoupdate.log echo "Update terminated on $(date)" >> /var/log/autoupdate.log </file> and make it executable: <code bash> chmod +x /etc/cron.weekly/auto_update.sh </code> Periodically you will want to run also: <code bash> emerge -cp </code> and check your news: <code bash> eselect news list eselect news read XXX </code>