Zabbix template for monitoring APT package updates.

This template uses -s simulation option when invoking apt-get, so no root access is needed for Zabbix user during polling.

Installation

Create a cron entry (see below)
Copy zabbix_agentd.d/apt.conf to the Zabbix agent's configuration directory (usually located in /etc/zabbix).
Import templates/apt-updates.xml to Zabbix frontend.

Changes in this Fork

Use a dedicated cron entry like the following for the zabbix user (every 8 hours):

0 8,16 * * *	apt-get -s upgrade > /tmp/apt.log

With the old method the request was very likely to timeout. I Also added an item key to show the list of upgradeable pakets.

I also added an item with the list of packets to be upgraded. You can reach it also from the trigger values when a problem occurs.