[SOLVED] Question about apt-get

[daihard]

Hi.

I looked it up with man, but it did not have the answer I needed. Hopefully someone can help me out here.

What command-line options should I use with apt-get to list the packages that are currently available for update? For those familiar with Red Hat, I am looking for the equivalent of "yum check-update".

Thanks!
Dai

[Snowhog]

Re: Question about apt-get

Open a console. Ensure that the package cache is 'up to date' with:

sudo apt-get update

then issue the command:

sudo apt-get upgrade --simulate | awk '/Inst/ { print $2 }'

This produces a listing of the packages (by name) identified by adept as upgradable.

[daihard]

Re: Question about apt-get

After ensure that the package cache is 'up to date' with:

sudo apt-get update

you can issue the command:

sudo apt-get upgrade --simulate | awk '/Inst/ { print $2 }'

This produces a listing of the packages (by name) identified by adept as upgradable.

Thanks! That's exactly what I need.