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

[Michael Matthews]

What update manager?  I'm at a command line, and all I know about are
apt-get and dpkg.  Also, I thought apt-get was the "update manager."  Is
there something else?  I'm looking into it now anyway.  Thank you!

On 6/20/07, (``-_-´´) -- Fernando <Ubuntu at bugabundo.net> wrote:
>
> 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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