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Re: dump changelog into a file



On Sun, Nov 16, 2025 at 06:40:25AM +0100, john doe wrote:
> On 11/16/25 05:41, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote:
> > How to dump the changelog displayed when running the command
> > 
> > sudo apt-get upgrade
> > 
> > into a file without actually upgrading the packages?
> > 
> 
> $ apt-get -s upgrade > simulated-upgrade.txt
> 
> Is what you want I guess.
> 

My attempt to answer the original question
without knowing which problem is attempted to solve:

script simulated-upgrade.text
sudo apt-get --simulate upgrade
exit


What those three step do
 * `script` creates a new shell in current terminal
   and writes all output
   to (created/overwrite) file  `simulated-upgrade.text`
 * the dry run of the apt upgrade
   (if it asks for "Continue [y/n]?", say yes)
 * finish / close  of the shell

File `simulated-upgrade.text` can reviewed.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
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