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| From | Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: How can I see only the latest change log of packages before update ? |
| Date | 2020-03-29 21:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <zPLDs-5oG-9@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
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On Du, 29 mar 20, 14:47:57, The Wanderer wrote: > > On my system, when I run > > apt-get dist-upgrade > > and say "yes" to the list of packages, the following things happen: > > * apt-get downloads all the packages, but does not install them yet. > * apt-listchanges kicks in, automatically extracts and/or downloads the > necessary changelogs for all the packages just downloaded, and > presents just the new parts (relative to the already-installed > package version). > * After I exit the pager which displays the changelogs, apt-listchanges > gives me a prompt to confirm whether I want to continue the upgrade > or not. > * If I say yes, the upgrade proceeds. If I say no, apt-listchanges > aborts the upgrade process. > > This sounds like exactly what you want, handled purely automatically. Do > you not get this behavior (or a comparable one) with apt-listchanges > installed on your system? As far as I recall, by default apt-listchanges displays only NEWS items, not changelogs (which reminds me I should install it on my systems). Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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Re: How can I see only the latest change log of packages before update ? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-03-24 02:50 +0100
Re: How can I see only the latest change log of packages before update ? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-03-29 20:50 +0200
Re: How can I see only the latest change log of packages before update ? Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-03-29 21:20 +0200
Re: How can I see only the latest change log of packages before update ? The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-03-29 21:30 +0200
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