Re: Silence apt-get for real
Radu Brumariu wrote:
> Andrey Andreev wrote:
>>Radu Brumariu wrote:
>>>Andrey Andreev wrote:
>>>>>------------------
>>>>>Configuration file `/etc/qmail/tcp.smtp'
>>>>> ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
>>>>> ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
>>>>> What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
>>>>> Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
>>>>> N or O : keep your currently-installed version
>>>>> D : show the differences between the versions
>>>>> Z : background this process to examine the situation
>>>>> The default action is to keep your current version.
>>>>>*** tcp.smtp (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? n
>>>>>------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>How can I get rid of this warning ? - I want apt-get to be completely
>>>>>silent. I know that this could be dangerous - but in my case it is ok
>>>>>given that it is me that control the repository and that I have tested
>>>>>all the packages before putting them there.
>>>>>
>>>>>So to put it short how do I silence apt-get completely ?.
>>>>
>>>>Check the yes command.
>>>>
>>>>You probably want something like
>>>>
>>>>yes | apt-get upgrade -youroptionshere
>>>>
>>>>or
>>>>
>>>>yes N | apt-get upgrade -youroptionshere
>>>>
>>>
>>>apt-get has alread a switch just for that : apt-get -y upgrade . RTFM.
>>
>>
>>And -y does not cover all warnings, as you would see if you RTFM
>>yourself. Next time try to answer the question.
>>
>
>>From TFM :
>
> -y, --yes, --assume-yes,
> Automatic yes to prompts; assume "yes" as answer to all
> prompts
> and run non-interactively
>
> all prompts, except held packages or removing essential packages , in
> which case --force-yes should help.
> The question was on how to get rid of the messages that ask about the
> configuration file changes. -y does help in that direction.
>
Once again - read the original question. The OP _knows_ about -y and
--force-yes. He uses them. See? They *did not* rid him of questions
about config files. The OP states that very clearly. That is the point
of the question. Geddit? Now that we both understand the problem, you
should be able to see why using yes was needed.
Furthermore, please refrain from showing off whatever knowledge you have
about apt-get, and sending people to RTFM, without trying to help or
ever understanding the problem.
Andro
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Andrey Andreev
University of Helsinki
Dept. of Computer Science
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