Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
On Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 11:57:31AM -0700, Alan Ezust wrote: > Subject: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf > files in /etc > > Hi - i was wondering, I'm trying to run apt-get upgrade in a > non-interactive shell. > I passed -y as an option, and then during the postinst, I have a > situation where the package has a configuration file which is newer > than what it is about to replace. I would like it to just replace the > configuration file without asking me, but it won't do that, even if I > pass the -y option. > > I realize that the default behavior of apt-get is probably valid, but > is there a way to run apt-get such that clobbering of configuration > files can happen without user intervention? conffiles is a dpkg thing - not apt Try something like this ... DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \ apt-get \ -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew" \ --force-yes \ -fuy \ dist-upgrade I used something like this (a shell script with a couple hundret lines) to upgrade a couple hundret machines from woody via sarge to etch ... (Can we make 6 Year Release cycles please?). Flo -- Florian Lohoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] +49-171-2280134 Those who would give up a little freedom to get a little security shall soon have neither - Benjamin Franklin signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
also sprach Alan Ezust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007.07.06.0017 +0200]:
> Yes, I see it is indeed only prompting me for conffiles that I
> manually modified. In my particular situation, and I realize this is
> unusual/dangerous, I still would like to to clobber my handmade
> changes with newer versions from a .deb file. Setting those two
> environment variables did not change the behavior of dpkg in this
> particular case.
Try adding
DPkg::options {"--force-confnew";};
to /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/local-dpkg_force-confnew
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Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
On Thu, Jul 05, 2007 at 03:17:12PM -0700, Alan Ezust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > On 7/5/07, Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Alan, you know that it should only be prompting you on conffiles you >> actually >> modified? Do you really want those overwritten? > > Yes, I see it is indeed only prompting me for conffiles that I > manually modified. In my particular situation, and I realize this is > unusual/dangerous, I still would like to to clobber my handmade > changes with newer versions from a .deb file. Setting those two > environment variables did not change the behavior of dpkg in this > particular case. If you really want to do this, I think you need to pass --force-confnew to dpkg. You can arrange this either in /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg or in /etc/apt/apt.conf. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
On 7/5/07, Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 05-Jul-07, 14:06 (CDT), Klaus Ethgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Do den 5. Jul 2007 um 20:57 schrieb Alan Ezust: > > I passed -y as an option, and then during the postinst, I have a > > situation where the package has a configuration file which is newer > > than what it is about to replace. I would like it to just replace the > > configuration file without asking me, but it won't do that, even if I > > pass the -y option. > > I think the following lines will help: > export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive > export DEBIAN_PRIORITY=critical That's only for debconf; I think Alan is talking about the dpkg level conffile handling. Alan, you know that it should only be prompting you on conffiles you actually modified? Do you really want those overwritten? Yes, I see it is indeed only prompting me for conffiles that I manually modified. In my particular situation, and I realize this is unusual/dangerous, I still would like to to clobber my handmade changes with newer versions from a .deb file. Setting those two environment variables did not change the behavior of dpkg in this particular case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
On 05-Jul-07, 14:06 (CDT), Klaus Ethgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am Do den 5. Jul 2007 um 20:57 schrieb Alan Ezust: > > I passed -y as an option, and then during the postinst, I have a > > situation where the package has a configuration file which is newer > > than what it is about to replace. I would like it to just replace the > > configuration file without asking me, but it won't do that, even if I > > pass the -y option. > > I think the following lines will help: > export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive > export DEBIAN_PRIORITY=critical That's only for debconf; I think Alan is talking about the dpkg level conffile handling. Alan, you know that it should only be prompting you on conffiles you actually modified? Do you really want those overwritten? Steve -- Steve Greenland The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. -- seen on the net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
Hi - i was wondering, I'm trying to run apt-get upgrade in a non-interactive shell. I passed -y as an option, and then during the postinst, I have a situation where the package has a configuration file which is newer than what it is about to replace. I would like it to just replace the configuration file without asking me, but it won't do that, even if I pass the -y option. I realize that the default behavior of apt-get is probably valid, but is there a way to run apt-get such that clobbering of configuration files can happen without user intervention? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get -y upgrade for non-interactive sessions - and replacing conf files in /etc
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