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up2date --> view only?
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sleipnir214
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Your system should have the manual page for up2date installed. The information UnixJunky provided, plus other information, can be accessed using your machine's "man" function:
man up2date
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the -l switch in the man pages states:
Output a list of packages which have been updated and available for retrieval/installation.
This implies that the update occurred. I want to check what would be updated before updating the up2date database.
Output a list of packages which have been updated and available for retrieval/installation.
This implies that the update occurred. I want to check what would be updated before updating the up2date database.
sleipnir214
Programmer
I don't think that's what the manual page implies. I interpret it is "Output a list of packages which have been updated on the update server and are available for retrieval/installation."
I just did:
up2date -l
The return was a list of three packages. None were installed.
I then did:
up2date -u
And the same three packages were listed. This time they were retrieved and installed.
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I just did:
up2date -l
The return was a list of three packages. None were installed.
I then did:
up2date -u
And the same three packages were listed. This time they were retrieved and installed.
Want the best answers? Ask the best questions!
TANSTAAFL!!
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