diff --git a/modules/contrib/apt.py b/modules/contrib/apt.py
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+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays APT package update information (<to upgrade>/<to remove >)
+Requires the following debian packages:
+    * python-parse
+    * aptitude
+
+"""
+
+import threading
+from parse import *
+
+import bumblebee.util
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+APT_CHECK_PATH = ("aptitude full-upgrade --simulate --assume-yes")
+PATTERN = "{} packages upgraded, {} newly installed, {} to remove and {} not upgraded."
+
+def parse_result(to_parse):
+    # We want to line with the iforamtion about package upgrade
+    line_to_parse = to_parse.split("\n")[-4]
+
+    result = parse(PATTERN, line_to_parse)
+
+    return int(result[0]), int(result[2])
+
+def get_apt_check_info(widget):
+    try:
+        res = bumblebee.util.execute(APT_CHECK_PATH)
+        widget.set("error", None)
+    except (RuntimeError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
+        widget.set("error", "unable to query APT: {}".format(e))
+        return
+
+    to_upgrade = 0
+    to_remove = 0
+    try:
+        to_upgrade, to_remove = parse_result(res)
+    except  e:
+        widget.set("error", "parse error: {}".format(e))
+        return
+
+    widget.set("to_upgrade", to_upgrade)
+    widget.set("to_remove", to_remove)
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        widget = bumblebee.output.Widget(full_text=self.updates)
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config, widget)
+        self.interval_factor(60)
+        self.interval(30)
+
+    def updates(self, widget):
+        result = []
+        if widget.get("error"):
+            return widget.get("error")
+        for t in ["to_upgrade", "to_remove"]:
+            result.append(str(widget.get(t, 0)))
+        return "/".join(result)
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        thread = threading.Thread(target=get_apt_check_info, args=(widgets[0],))
+        thread.start()
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        cnt = 0
+        ret = "good"
+        for t in ["to_upgrade", "to_remove"]:
+            cnt += widget.get(t, 0)
+        if cnt > 50:
+            ret = "critical"
+        elif cnt > 0:
+            ret = "warning"
+        if widget.get("error"):
+            ret = "critical"
+
+        return ret
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4