Re: Silence apt-get for real

[Radu Brumariu <brum76@gmail.com>]

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
>>>
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> Andro
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>
> Andro
>
>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.




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