Better output for apt upgrade possible?
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Using apt upgrade and apt dist-upgrade is quite confusing since the output usually looks something like this. Is there an option or possibility to make the output better readable?
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils apport apt apt-utils bind9-host bsdutils dnsutils e2fsprogs fdisk grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common irqbalance kmod landscape-common libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0 libbind9-160 libblkid1 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupsimage2
libdns-export1100 libdns1100 libdrm-common libdrm2 libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-data libirs160 libisc-export169 libisc169
libisccc160 libisccfg160 libkmod2 libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common liblwres160 liblxc-common liblxc1 libmount1 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd
libparted2 libpython3-stdlib libpython3.6 libpython3.6-minimal libpython3.6-stdlib libsmartcols1 libss2 libsystemd0 libudev1 libuuid1
linux-firmware lxcfs lxd lxd-client mount open-iscsi open-vm-tools parted psmisc python-apt-common python3 python3-apport python3-apt
python3-distupgrade python3-gdbm python3-minimal python3-problem-report python3-software-properties python3-update-manager python3.6
python3.6-minimal snapd software-properties-common sosreport systemd systemd-sysv tar tmux ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-release-upgrader-core udev
unattended-upgrades update-manager-core update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
94 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 115 MB of archives.
After this operation, 14.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
From that I have to decide if it is safe to upgrade or not. The packagelist is just plain ugly and confusing. I would like to have a better overview about what will be upgraded.
For example, yum (from CentOS) gives a much cleaner view when upgrading. One can easily see which packages will be upgraded, to which version (e.g., if it is a small or major version jump) and also how big the pacakge is to download.
$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirrors.as250.net
* epel: ftp.plusline.net
* extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
* updates: ftp.plusline.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el6 will be updated
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:3.1.1-2.el6 will be an update
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-6.el6 will be updated
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-7.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================
Updating:
geoipupdate x86_64 3.1.1-2.el6 epel 37 k
gsoap x86_64 2.7.16-7.el6 epel 199 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================
Upgrade 2 Package(s)
Total size: 236 k
Is this ok [y/N]:
apt upgrade
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
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Using apt upgrade and apt dist-upgrade is quite confusing since the output usually looks something like this. Is there an option or possibility to make the output better readable?
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils apport apt apt-utils bind9-host bsdutils dnsutils e2fsprogs fdisk grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common irqbalance kmod landscape-common libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0 libbind9-160 libblkid1 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupsimage2
libdns-export1100 libdns1100 libdrm-common libdrm2 libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-data libirs160 libisc-export169 libisc169
libisccc160 libisccfg160 libkmod2 libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common liblwres160 liblxc-common liblxc1 libmount1 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd
libparted2 libpython3-stdlib libpython3.6 libpython3.6-minimal libpython3.6-stdlib libsmartcols1 libss2 libsystemd0 libudev1 libuuid1
linux-firmware lxcfs lxd lxd-client mount open-iscsi open-vm-tools parted psmisc python-apt-common python3 python3-apport python3-apt
python3-distupgrade python3-gdbm python3-minimal python3-problem-report python3-software-properties python3-update-manager python3.6
python3.6-minimal snapd software-properties-common sosreport systemd systemd-sysv tar tmux ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-release-upgrader-core udev
unattended-upgrades update-manager-core update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
94 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 115 MB of archives.
After this operation, 14.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
From that I have to decide if it is safe to upgrade or not. The packagelist is just plain ugly and confusing. I would like to have a better overview about what will be upgraded.
For example, yum (from CentOS) gives a much cleaner view when upgrading. One can easily see which packages will be upgraded, to which version (e.g., if it is a small or major version jump) and also how big the pacakge is to download.
$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirrors.as250.net
* epel: ftp.plusline.net
* extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
* updates: ftp.plusline.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el6 will be updated
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:3.1.1-2.el6 will be an update
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-6.el6 will be updated
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-7.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================
Updating:
geoipupdate x86_64 3.1.1-2.el6 epel 37 k
gsoap x86_64 2.7.16-7.el6 epel 199 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================
Upgrade 2 Package(s)
Total size: 236 k
Is this ok [y/N]:
apt upgrade
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
1
Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34
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Using apt upgrade and apt dist-upgrade is quite confusing since the output usually looks something like this. Is there an option or possibility to make the output better readable?
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils apport apt apt-utils bind9-host bsdutils dnsutils e2fsprogs fdisk grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common irqbalance kmod landscape-common libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0 libbind9-160 libblkid1 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupsimage2
libdns-export1100 libdns1100 libdrm-common libdrm2 libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-data libirs160 libisc-export169 libisc169
libisccc160 libisccfg160 libkmod2 libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common liblwres160 liblxc-common liblxc1 libmount1 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd
libparted2 libpython3-stdlib libpython3.6 libpython3.6-minimal libpython3.6-stdlib libsmartcols1 libss2 libsystemd0 libudev1 libuuid1
linux-firmware lxcfs lxd lxd-client mount open-iscsi open-vm-tools parted psmisc python-apt-common python3 python3-apport python3-apt
python3-distupgrade python3-gdbm python3-minimal python3-problem-report python3-software-properties python3-update-manager python3.6
python3.6-minimal snapd software-properties-common sosreport systemd systemd-sysv tar tmux ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-release-upgrader-core udev
unattended-upgrades update-manager-core update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
94 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 115 MB of archives.
After this operation, 14.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
From that I have to decide if it is safe to upgrade or not. The packagelist is just plain ugly and confusing. I would like to have a better overview about what will be upgraded.
For example, yum (from CentOS) gives a much cleaner view when upgrading. One can easily see which packages will be upgraded, to which version (e.g., if it is a small or major version jump) and also how big the pacakge is to download.
$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirrors.as250.net
* epel: ftp.plusline.net
* extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
* updates: ftp.plusline.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el6 will be updated
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:3.1.1-2.el6 will be an update
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-6.el6 will be updated
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-7.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================
Updating:
geoipupdate x86_64 3.1.1-2.el6 epel 37 k
gsoap x86_64 2.7.16-7.el6 epel 199 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================
Upgrade 2 Package(s)
Total size: 236 k
Is this ok [y/N]:
apt upgrade
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
Using apt upgrade and apt dist-upgrade is quite confusing since the output usually looks something like this. Is there an option or possibility to make the output better readable?
$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils apport apt apt-utils bind9-host bsdutils dnsutils e2fsprogs fdisk grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common irqbalance kmod landscape-common libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0 libbind9-160 libblkid1 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupsimage2
libdns-export1100 libdns1100 libdrm-common libdrm2 libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-data libirs160 libisc-export169 libisc169
libisccc160 libisccfg160 libkmod2 libldap-2.4-2 libldap-common liblwres160 liblxc-common liblxc1 libmount1 libnss-systemd libpam-systemd
libparted2 libpython3-stdlib libpython3.6 libpython3.6-minimal libpython3.6-stdlib libsmartcols1 libss2 libsystemd0 libudev1 libuuid1
linux-firmware lxcfs lxd lxd-client mount open-iscsi open-vm-tools parted psmisc python-apt-common python3 python3-apport python3-apt
python3-distupgrade python3-gdbm python3-minimal python3-problem-report python3-software-properties python3-update-manager python3.6
python3.6-minimal snapd software-properties-common sosreport systemd systemd-sysv tar tmux ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-release-upgrader-core udev
unattended-upgrades update-manager-core update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
94 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 115 MB of archives.
After this operation, 14.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
From that I have to decide if it is safe to upgrade or not. The packagelist is just plain ugly and confusing. I would like to have a better overview about what will be upgraded.
For example, yum (from CentOS) gives a much cleaner view when upgrading. One can easily see which packages will be upgraded, to which version (e.g., if it is a small or major version jump) and also how big the pacakge is to download.
$ sudo yum update
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror
Setting up Update Process
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: centos.mirrors.as250.net
* epel: ftp.plusline.net
* extras: ftp.hosteurope.de
* updates: ftp.plusline.net
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:2.2.1-2.el6 will be updated
---> Package geoipupdate.x86_64 0:3.1.1-2.el6 will be an update
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-6.el6 will be updated
---> Package gsoap.x86_64 0:2.7.16-7.el6 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
============================================================================================================
Updating:
geoipupdate x86_64 3.1.1-2.el6 epel 37 k
gsoap x86_64 2.7.16-7.el6 epel 199 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================
Upgrade 2 Package(s)
Total size: 236 k
Is this ok [y/N]:
apt upgrade
apt upgrade
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
asked Feb 8 at 9:07
masgomasgo
1433
1433
You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
1
Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34
add a comment |
You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
1
Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34
You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
1
1
Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34
add a comment |
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You can get this better output by asking for more verbose version output (-V, --verbose-versions, see man apt-get):
# apt upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt (1.6.2 => 1.6.8)
base-files (10.1ubuntu2 => 10.1ubuntu2.3)
bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
[...]
util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8002 kB of archives.
After this operation, 46.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also see apt list --upgradable (has highlighted output!):
$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
apt/bionic-updates 1.6.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.2]
base-files/bionic-updates 10.1ubuntu2.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 10.1ubuntu2]
[...]
util-linux/bionic-updates 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1]
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
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answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
add a comment |
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I see two solutions:
use simulation in
apt/apt-get:
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade --simulate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-20 linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libllvm7 libwayland-egl1
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-utils bsdutils cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils cups-ppdc cups-server-common
deja-dup e2fsprogs fdisk gir1.2-nma-1.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gjs gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs irqbalance kmod libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0
libasound2 libasound2-data libblkid1 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libgbm1
libgjs0g libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglx-mesa0 libkmod2 libmount1 libnma0 libnss-myhostname libnss-systemd
libpam-systemd libsmartcols1 libsmbclient libss2 libsystemd0 libtotem0 libudev1 libuuid1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 linux-firmware mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mount
network-manager-gnome python-apt-common python3-apt python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager rfkill samba-libs snapd systemd
systemd-sysv tar thermald totem totem-common totem-plugins ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk udev update-manager
update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
108 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst bsdutils [1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2] (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Conf bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Inst libext2fs2 [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 on libext2fs2:amd64] [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Conf libext2fs2 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Inst e2fsprogs [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
...
use interactive form of Aptitude instead of plain
apt/apt-get
Note: I have collapsed the Packages to be upgraded section for readability of other sections.
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output intoawkorsed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.
– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
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You can get this better output by asking for more verbose version output (-V, --verbose-versions, see man apt-get):
# apt upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt (1.6.2 => 1.6.8)
base-files (10.1ubuntu2 => 10.1ubuntu2.3)
bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
[...]
util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8002 kB of archives.
After this operation, 46.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also see apt list --upgradable (has highlighted output!):
$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
apt/bionic-updates 1.6.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.2]
base-files/bionic-updates 10.1ubuntu2.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 10.1ubuntu2]
[...]
util-linux/bionic-updates 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1]
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
add a comment |
19
You can get this better output by asking for more verbose version output (-V, --verbose-versions, see man apt-get):
# apt upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt (1.6.2 => 1.6.8)
base-files (10.1ubuntu2 => 10.1ubuntu2.3)
bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
[...]
util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8002 kB of archives.
After this operation, 46.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also see apt list --upgradable (has highlighted output!):
$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
apt/bionic-updates 1.6.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.2]
base-files/bionic-updates 10.1ubuntu2.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 10.1ubuntu2]
[...]
util-linux/bionic-updates 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1]
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
add a comment |
19
19
19
You can get this better output by asking for more verbose version output (-V, --verbose-versions, see man apt-get):
# apt upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt (1.6.2 => 1.6.8)
base-files (10.1ubuntu2 => 10.1ubuntu2.3)
bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
[...]
util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8002 kB of archives.
After this operation, 46.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also see apt list --upgradable (has highlighted output!):
$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
apt/bionic-updates 1.6.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.2]
base-files/bionic-updates 10.1ubuntu2.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 10.1ubuntu2]
[...]
util-linux/bionic-updates 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1]
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
You can get this better output by asking for more verbose version output (-V, --verbose-versions, see man apt-get):
# apt upgrade -V
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt (1.6.2 => 1.6.8)
base-files (10.1ubuntu2 => 10.1ubuntu2.3)
bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
[...]
util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1 => 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3)
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8002 kB of archives.
After this operation, 46.1 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Also see apt list --upgradable (has highlighted output!):
$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
apt/bionic-updates 1.6.8 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.6.2]
base-files/bionic-updates 10.1ubuntu2.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 10.1ubuntu2]
[...]
util-linux/bionic-updates 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.1]
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
edited Feb 8 at 9:36
N0rbert
24.9k852117
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
answered Feb 8 at 9:22
OlorinOlorin
1
1
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
add a comment |
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
2
2
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
This is a great solution. yum is still slightly cleaner in it's output, but this is 95% of it. I can live with that. Since this question attracted so may, I will leave it open for another day or two until accepting your answer.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:36
add a comment |
6
I see two solutions:
use simulation in
apt/apt-get:
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade --simulate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-20 linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libllvm7 libwayland-egl1
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-utils bsdutils cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils cups-ppdc cups-server-common
deja-dup e2fsprogs fdisk gir1.2-nma-1.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gjs gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs irqbalance kmod libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0
libasound2 libasound2-data libblkid1 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libgbm1
libgjs0g libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglx-mesa0 libkmod2 libmount1 libnma0 libnss-myhostname libnss-systemd
libpam-systemd libsmartcols1 libsmbclient libss2 libsystemd0 libtotem0 libudev1 libuuid1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 linux-firmware mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mount
network-manager-gnome python-apt-common python3-apt python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager rfkill samba-libs snapd systemd
systemd-sysv tar thermald totem totem-common totem-plugins ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk udev update-manager
update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
108 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst bsdutils [1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2] (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Conf bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Inst libext2fs2 [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 on libext2fs2:amd64] [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Conf libext2fs2 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Inst e2fsprogs [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
...
use interactive form of Aptitude instead of plain
apt/apt-get
Note: I have collapsed the Packages to be upgraded section for readability of other sections.
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output intoawkorsed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.
– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
add a comment |
6
I see two solutions:
use simulation in
apt/apt-get:
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade --simulate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-20 linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libllvm7 libwayland-egl1
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-utils bsdutils cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils cups-ppdc cups-server-common
deja-dup e2fsprogs fdisk gir1.2-nma-1.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gjs gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs irqbalance kmod libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0
libasound2 libasound2-data libblkid1 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libgbm1
libgjs0g libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglx-mesa0 libkmod2 libmount1 libnma0 libnss-myhostname libnss-systemd
libpam-systemd libsmartcols1 libsmbclient libss2 libsystemd0 libtotem0 libudev1 libuuid1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 linux-firmware mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mount
network-manager-gnome python-apt-common python3-apt python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager rfkill samba-libs snapd systemd
systemd-sysv tar thermald totem totem-common totem-plugins ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk udev update-manager
update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
108 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst bsdutils [1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2] (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Conf bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Inst libext2fs2 [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 on libext2fs2:amd64] [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Conf libext2fs2 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Inst e2fsprogs [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
...
use interactive form of Aptitude instead of plain
apt/apt-get
Note: I have collapsed the Packages to be upgraded section for readability of other sections.
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output intoawkorsed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.
– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
add a comment |
6
6
6
I see two solutions:
use simulation in
apt/apt-get:
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade --simulate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-20 linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libllvm7 libwayland-egl1
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-utils bsdutils cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils cups-ppdc cups-server-common
deja-dup e2fsprogs fdisk gir1.2-nma-1.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gjs gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs irqbalance kmod libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0
libasound2 libasound2-data libblkid1 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libgbm1
libgjs0g libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglx-mesa0 libkmod2 libmount1 libnma0 libnss-myhostname libnss-systemd
libpam-systemd libsmartcols1 libsmbclient libss2 libsystemd0 libtotem0 libudev1 libuuid1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 linux-firmware mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mount
network-manager-gnome python-apt-common python3-apt python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager rfkill samba-libs snapd systemd
systemd-sysv tar thermald totem totem-common totem-plugins ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk udev update-manager
update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
108 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst bsdutils [1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2] (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Conf bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Inst libext2fs2 [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 on libext2fs2:amd64] [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Conf libext2fs2 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Inst e2fsprogs [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
...
use interactive form of Aptitude instead of plain
apt/apt-get
Note: I have collapsed the Packages to be upgraded section for readability of other sections.
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
I see two solutions:
use simulation in
apt/apt-get:
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade --simulate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-20 linux-headers-4.15.0-20-generic linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-20-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libllvm7 libwayland-egl1
The following packages will be upgraded:
apt apt-utils bsdutils cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-ipp-utils cups-ppdc cups-server-common
deja-dup e2fsprogs fdisk gir1.2-nma-1.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gjs gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock grub-common grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs irqbalance kmod libapt-inst2.0 libapt-pkg5.0
libasound2 libasound2-data libblkid1 libcairo-gobject2 libcairo2 libcom-err2 libcups2 libcupscgi1 libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1
libdrm-amdgpu1 libdrm-common libdrm-intel1 libdrm-nouveau2 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libegl-mesa0 libegl1-mesa libext2fs2 libfdisk1 libgbm1
libgjs0g libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-glx libglapi-mesa libglx-mesa0 libkmod2 libmount1 libnma0 libnss-myhostname libnss-systemd
libpam-systemd libsmartcols1 libsmbclient libss2 libsystemd0 libtotem0 libudev1 libuuid1 libwayland-client0 libwayland-cursor0
libwayland-egl1-mesa libwayland-server0 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 linux-firmware mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mount
network-manager-gnome python-apt-common python3-apt python3-distupgrade python3-update-manager rfkill samba-libs snapd systemd
systemd-sysv tar thermald totem totem-common totem-plugins ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk udev update-manager
update-manager-core update-notifier update-notifier-common util-linux uuid-runtime
108 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Inst bsdutils [1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.2] (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Conf bsdutils (1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
Inst libext2fs2 [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 on libext2fs2:amd64] [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Conf libext2fs2 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64]) [e2fsprogs:amd64 ]
Inst e2fsprogs [1.44.1-1ubuntu1] (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu:18.04/bionic-updates [amd64])
...
use interactive form of Aptitude instead of plain
apt/apt-get
Note: I have collapsed the Packages to be upgraded section for readability of other sections.
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
edited Feb 8 at 9:31
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
answered Feb 8 at 9:26
N0rbertN0rbert
24.9k852117
24.9k852117
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output intoawkorsed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.
– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
add a comment |
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output intoawkorsed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.
– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
Thank you for the suggestions. Aptitude is nice, but I had some problems with it in the past when things got messy (short story: the dependencies where in fact impossible to fulfill. aptitude though it could fulfill them and did the upgrade; which broke the system). But it's still nice to have multiple options on the table.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:44
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output into
awk or sed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
If you're going to do a dry run first (simulate), then you can pipe the output into
awk or sed, etc. configured to make the output look any way you like.– Joe
Feb 14 at 18:50
add a comment |
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You have multiple options. 1.) Patch it yourself 2.) Ask upstream if they'll fix it 3.) Switch to CentOS if you really like yum that much. Finally I am curious as to what you don't find readable about the output (aside from it being just a wall of text :p)
– j-money
Feb 8 at 10:44
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Another option, use a narrower terminal window. Humans are not too good at reading more than 70 chars per line.
– gboffi
Feb 8 at 14:06
@j-money it's exactly the "wall of text", as you call it, which I dislike. Lucky for me, some have suggested out-of-the-box solutions.
– masgo
Feb 8 at 18:34