Re: non-interactive Debian installation or update

[Pierre Blanchet <Pierre.Blanchet@emi.u-bordeaux.fr>]

"HZ" == HOLGER ZIEROLD <HOLGER_ZIEROLD@HP-Germany-om25.om.hp.com> writes:


  HZ> Hi,
  HZ> I'm looking for a way to automate an upgrade/update of already 
  HZ> installed Debian systems. Since there are several packages that 
  HZ> require user interaction this cannot be done over night or at remote 
  HZ> sites without the intervention of a system administrator.
     
  HZ> Does the dpkg command allow to accept default values for the specified 
  HZ> packages with or without a configuration file or is there any other 
  HZ> way to do it?
     
     
  HZ> Thanks,
     
  HZ> Holger.
     
[..sig snip..]

       First install the package you want with:

       tee package.install.log | dpkg -i package.deb

       (Your answers will be logged in the file package.install.log)

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     Hi,
     
     I'm looking for a way to automate an upgrade/update of already 
     installed Debian systems. Since there are several packages that 
     require user interaction this cannot be done over night or at remote 
     sites without the intervention of a system administrator.
     
     Does the dpkg command allow to accept default values for the specified 
     packages with or without a configuration file or is there any other 
     way to do it?
     
     
     Thanks,
     
     Holger.
     
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       On your other machines, just do :

       cat package.install.log |dpkg -i package.deb 


       Here, i have a central machine where root can access all other
machines using rsh :

	 for i in 'list-of-machines'
	 do
		echo -n $i ...
		rcp package.deb $i:/tmp/package.deb
		cat package.install.log | rsh $i "PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH \
		    dpkg -i /tmp/package.deb"
		echo done.
	 done
	

		Pierre Blanchet.


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