Re: how to get a list of updated packages after "apt-get update"
Nico,
Just do:
apt-get -s upgrade
will show you which packages _would_ be upgraded ("-s" means don't
actually do the upgrade, just tell me what would happen).
The only thing you're missing is any updated packages that you
haven't got installed (but then you probably don't care about these).
I also think it would be nice if you could tell why a package wants
to be upgraded...
Liam
On 30 Jan 2001, at 13:06, Nico De Ranter wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> how can I check which packages are new after doing a "apt-get update"?
> I don't want to upgrade all packages I just want to know whether a
> certain number of packages can be upgraded. I don't want to run
> dselect either since this will starting selecting lots of stuff
> automaticaly and I will end up with a big mess afterwards too. Where
> does apt-get keep track of the packages after a "apt-get update"?
>
> Nico
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