Public bug reported: As stated in #1031680[1], to get check_apt a bit more reliable, it would be totally great to make use of an API, for example libapt-pkg[2]. Please contribute via Pull Request[3] on the upstream project.
[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios-plugins/+bug/1031680/comments/13 [2] http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/libapt-pkg4.12 [3] https://github.com/monitoring-plugins/monitoring-plugins/pulls ** Affects: nagios-plugins (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: nagios-plugins (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: nagios-plugins (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nagios-plugins in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1302523 Title: check_apt: Please port to make use of libapt-pkg To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nagios-plugins/+bug/1302523/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs