Scripting Apt-Get (pop-up screens, e.g. with kernel updates)

[(``-_-´´) -- Fernando]

Because neither of those applications handles that.
Its the update-manager.
just go to it options and tell it not to notify you

On 6/20/07, Michael Matthews <erobererunc at gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> I am wondering if anyone can tell me if there's an easy way to get around
> the pop-up configuration screens that occur when doing some updates.  One
> example of this is with a kernel update.  It appears that the kernel update
> wants to inform you that you should reboot soon, and unfortunately the
> colorful blue and red screen cannot be circumvented with the usual way.  I
> tried this:
>
> > apt-get -y update
> > apt-get -y upgrade -or- apt-get -y --force-yes upgrade
>
> Neither of these work.  It seems like I might be able to get around this
> screen by manipulating either some apt-get configuration, or some dpkg
> configurations, but I'm completely unaware of where this information may be
> held.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
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