Danny Edel <deb...@danny-edel.de> writes: > From a system administrator's point of view, the following would be all > right to me: > > * When you install the package, debconf asks if you want the automated > upgrades, preferably telling me how often its going to download them and > information about the source. (And I know I can always change my mind > later with dpkg --reconfigure packagename, although this could be > explicitly stated in the dialog).
This is probably the way to go. However, the original package does not update the data on a regular base. It checks whether the data are current when they are accessed and downloads a new version if the local version is too old. Best regards Ole