Re: How to track what packages apt-get installs and removes?

[Sonixxfx <sonixxfx@gmail.com>]

Everyone thanks for your help. I think aptitude is the most appropiate for me. 

What is the problem with updating from cron? I don't mind which
packages are updated as long as they are up to date, as I am running a
web server. Are there certain packages that can break my system
pherhaps? Is it a bit better to run "apt-get upgrade" than "apt-get
dist-upgrade" when I am updating automaticly anyhow? 

Thanks


Ben

p.s. sorry for mailing directly to you Mark

2006/1/23, Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com>:

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 07:08:24PM +0100, Sonixxfx wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Can someone tell me how I can track what packages apt-get installs and
>>removes? I occasianally run apt-get dist-upgrade from cron and I would like
>>to know what has been installed and removed by apt-get afterwards.
>>
>>Thanks for your help.
>>
>
> If you use aptitude, the syntax is almost exactly the same, and it logs
> its actions in /var/log/aptitude.  Running upgrades from cron is risky,
> you might try the "-s" option, which tells what would be installed and
> removed without actually doing it.

I use cron-apt to download the updated files overnight, but not install
them.  In the morning, I run apt-get -u upgrade and I can see what will
be installed before I let it actually make the changes.

--
Marc Shapiro
mshapiro_42@yahoo.com


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