For those who just want a simple solution to this conundrum, write the following to /usr/local/bin/update-smart-drivedb:
--- snip #!/bin/bash (( UID == 0 )) || exec sudo "$0"; wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smartmontools/smartmontools/master/smartmontools/drivedb.h --- snip Then sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/update-smart-drivedb Bear in mind that you'll need to re-run this script every time you apply a package update to smartmontools, since that package will overwrite the downloaded db file. For the debian package manage: why not make running the script part of the package install process so that at least it's state-of-the-art at the moment the package is installed. Surely that would be better than being 3 years out of date, which necessitates this package being broken for about 50% of all drives by halfway through a release cycle? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574894 Title: Can't update smartmontools drivedb: /usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb is missing To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/smartmontools/+bug/1574894/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
