Equivalent of yum check-update

[Tom H]

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 5:52 AM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Fajar Priyanto <fajarpri at arinet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is there any equivalent of yum check-update in ubuntu?
>>
>> aptitude update && aptitude search '?upgradable'
>
> Thanks Tom ^^
> That did it.

You're welcome (you have to install aptitude if you installed Ubuntu
10.10 with a Live CD).