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cron-apt



On Sat, Sep 03, 2005 at 10:12:28PM -0400, Tom Metro wrote:
> 
> David Hummel wrote:
> >Try adding -q to the "CRON-APT LINE".  This will suppress the
> >progress indicators.
> 
> Are you referring to:
> 
>  # General apt options that will be passed to all apt-get calls.
>  # Use "-o quiet" instead of "-q" for aptitude compatibility.
>  OPTIONS="-o quiet=1"
> 
> in /etc/cron-apt/config?
> 
> As you can see I'm already using the supposed equivalent for aptitude.
> Neither '-o quiet' or '-o quiet=1' seems to have any effect on aptitude 
> when I invoke it directly.

Right, you're using aptitude, my apologies.  As you say, it appears this
option does nothing.

> Perhaps I'd have better luck if I reverted back to having cron-apt use
> apt-get?

That is what I would recommend.  You'll have better control over the
output.

-David




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