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on 18.04.2 how do I reliably query whether they are pending updates
Unable to upgrade due to “SystemError: E:Method has died unexpectedly!” errorNeed help updating Ubuntu with apt-offlineHelp: “aptd” is maxing out my CPU?Apt-get update trouble upon missing/broken filesUpdate on libmysqlclient20 fails on a 16.04.1 LTS machineHow can I tell when updates/installations are done if I started them in the GUI?apt-get operations fail, because of invalid ld.so lookupapt-get update GPG errorHow to stop apt from doing anythingFilezilla not starting at all
I recently upgraded from 16.10 to 18.04.2. On 16.10 I ran /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check indicating the number of unapplied updates and how many of them are security updates. On 18.04.2 this returns "0;0" until I run sudo apt-get update. As I was using the apt-check to tell when to run the update this is less useful.
Have I missed a piece of configuration or what steps should I take to raise a useful bug report
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I recently upgraded from 16.10 to 18.04.2. On 16.10 I ran /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check indicating the number of unapplied updates and how many of them are security updates. On 18.04.2 this returns "0;0" until I run sudo apt-get update. As I was using the apt-check to tell when to run the update this is less useful.
Have I missed a piece of configuration or what steps should I take to raise a useful bug report
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It always shows 0 beforeapt updatebecause the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think thatapt updateinstalls updates. ;-)
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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I recently upgraded from 16.10 to 18.04.2. On 16.10 I ran /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check indicating the number of unapplied updates and how many of them are security updates. On 18.04.2 this returns "0;0" until I run sudo apt-get update. As I was using the apt-check to tell when to run the update this is less useful.
Have I missed a piece of configuration or what steps should I take to raise a useful bug report
apt 18.04
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djvinesdjvines
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I recently upgraded from 16.10 to 18.04.2. On 16.10 I ran /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check indicating the number of unapplied updates and how many of them are security updates. On 18.04.2 this returns "0;0" until I run sudo apt-get update. As I was using the apt-check to tell when to run the update this is less useful.
Have I missed a piece of configuration or what steps should I take to raise a useful bug report
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It always shows 0 beforeapt updatebecause the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think thatapt updateinstalls updates. ;-)
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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It always shows 0 beforeapt updatebecause the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think thatapt updateinstalls updates. ;-)
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
1
1
It always shows 0 before
apt update because the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think that apt update installs updates. ;-)– Pilot6
6 hours ago
It always shows 0 before
apt update because the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think that apt update installs updates. ;-)– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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Run
sudo apt update
It will show how many updates are pending.
For more details run
apt list --upgradable
answered 6 hours ago
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The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
Butlistrelies on downloaded lists, that are got byupdate.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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It will show how many updates are pending.
For more details run
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The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
Butlistrelies on downloaded lists, that are got byupdate.
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Run
sudo apt update
It will show how many updates are pending.
For more details run
apt list --upgradable
answered 6 hours ago
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52.5k15108197
The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
Butlistrelies on downloaded lists, that are got byupdate.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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Run
sudo apt update
It will show how many updates are pending.
For more details run
apt list --upgradable
answered 6 hours ago
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Run
sudo apt update
It will show how many updates are pending.
For more details run
apt list --upgradable
answered 6 hours ago
Pilot6Pilot6
52.5k15108197
answered 6 hours ago
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answered 6 hours ago
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answered 6 hours ago
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The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
Butlistrelies on downloaded lists, that are got byupdate.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
add a comment |
The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
Butlistrelies on downloaded lists, that are got byupdate.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
The apt-check command doesn't require root - I'd rather my montioring program doesn't need root access (it didn't before)
– djvines
6 hours ago
But
list relies on downloaded lists, that are got by update.– Pilot6
6 hours ago
But
list relies on downloaded lists, that are got by update.– Pilot6
6 hours ago
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It always shows 0 before
apt updatebecause the system doesn't know about new updates. You probably think thatapt updateinstalls updates. ;-)– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Well on 16.10 it used to return the number of updates without the need for sudo apt update (at least not a manual one). I guess I could set up a cron job to regularly issue the update command.
– djvines
6 hours ago
It runs already by default. Why are you trying to do something that already is set by default a different way? You can set all that in Software & Updates app.
– Pilot6
6 hours ago
Because it doesn't run for days at a time on my system :) I may have disabled I guess?? (as a side effect of wanting to manage the timings of the actual installation of the updates rather than have an update. I guess that if I have (on the software updater GUI) the "install updates from" options unticked, but the "Automatically check for updates" set to something other than "never" that'll give me what I want.
– djvines
6 hours ago
Not correct. Install updates from should be checked. But you can set it to e.g. "Show daily".
– Pilot6
6 hours ago