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pl1nk
Asked: 2012-03-03 05:53:20 +0800 CST

Using aptdcon or other apps in non-interactive script(s)?

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I was trying to find a way in order to use aptdcon -- the command line client for aptdaemon in a script.

aptdcon misses options such as:

  • Loggable output - no progress indicator.
  • Assume No to all queries and do not prompt.

The following package will be upgraded (1): xxx

Need to get xxx of archives.

Do you want to continue [Y/n]?

So aptdcon prompts for a user response making it inappropriate for shell scripts.

How can I use aptdcon or any other app (that doesn't need root permissions) in non user-interactive scripts?

scripts command-line

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  1. Best Answer

    Since no one answered. I added my workaround to this question.

    Instead of using aptdcon I use aptitude to display all the available updates in a logable/scriptable format.

    aptitude search '~U'
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