Seeing apt-get changelogs for to-be-upgraded packages
This question describes how to get the changelog for a given package. However, it's the whole changelog.
What I'd like is a way to see what will be changed in whatever I'm about to upgrade. For example, I was imagining something like:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade --show-changelogs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
foo
-- adds the bar feature for better snazziness
-- removes the deprecated baz feature
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,864 kB of archives.
After this operation, 285 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Unfortunately, I don't see anything like that in the man pages for apt-get. Does this or something similar exist?
UPDATE: I've written a short blog post talking about apt-listchanges and Debian changelogs in a little more depth that incorporates some of the feedback in this question.
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edited Mar 5 at 8:12
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asked Mar 25 '13 at 11:51
John FeminellaJohn Feminella
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This question describes how to get the changelog for a given package. However, it's the whole changelog.
What I'd like is a way to see what will be changed in whatever I'm about to upgrade. For example, I was imagining something like:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade --show-changelogs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
foo
-- adds the bar feature for better snazziness
-- removes the deprecated baz feature
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,864 kB of archives.
After this operation, 285 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Unfortunately, I don't see anything like that in the man pages for apt-get. Does this or something similar exist?
UPDATE: I've written a short blog post talking about apt-listchanges and Debian changelogs in a little more depth that incorporates some of the feedback in this question.
apt
edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
1,15611031
asked Mar 25 '13 at 11:51
John FeminellaJohn Feminella
5923715
add a comment |
This question describes how to get the changelog for a given package. However, it's the whole changelog.
What I'd like is a way to see what will be changed in whatever I'm about to upgrade. For example, I was imagining something like:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade --show-changelogs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
foo
-- adds the bar feature for better snazziness
-- removes the deprecated baz feature
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,864 kB of archives.
After this operation, 285 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Unfortunately, I don't see anything like that in the man pages for apt-get. Does this or something similar exist?
UPDATE: I've written a short blog post talking about apt-listchanges and Debian changelogs in a little more depth that incorporates some of the feedback in this question.
apt
edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
1,15611031
asked Mar 25 '13 at 11:51
John FeminellaJohn Feminella
5923715
This question describes how to get the changelog for a given package. However, it's the whole changelog.
What I'd like is a way to see what will be changed in whatever I'm about to upgrade. For example, I was imagining something like:
$ sudo apt-get upgrade --show-changelogs
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
foo
-- adds the bar feature for better snazziness
-- removes the deprecated baz feature
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 8,864 kB of archives.
After this operation, 285 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Unfortunately, I don't see anything like that in the man pages for apt-get. Does this or something similar exist?
UPDATE: I've written a short blog post talking about apt-listchanges and Debian changelogs in a little more depth that incorporates some of the feedback in this question.
apt
apt
edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
1,15611031
asked Mar 25 '13 at 11:51
John FeminellaJohn Feminella
5923715
edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
1,15611031
asked Mar 25 '13 at 11:51
John FeminellaJohn Feminella
5923715
edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
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edited Mar 5 at 8:12
Sri
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edited Mar 5 at 8:12
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The nearest thing to what you are looking for can be had with a package called apt-listchanges, which will give you a changelog summary when you upgrade packages. You can set it up so the changelog notes appear in the terminal directly after apt-get downloads the upgrade (see below explanation and screenshot), but before you install it.
You can install the program with
sudo apt-get install apt-listchanges
and then set it up with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-listchanges
The setup file created is /etc/apt/listchanges.conf.
My setup has the changelog information being shown directly as text in the terminal (stdout), which is just what you wanted. I find this is better than having a pager load up the information. I just have changelogs selected in my conf file, so the news about the package is not shown. I have also set it up to email root the excerpt of the changelog. You need to set up local email by referencing my article here if you want to use this feature.
This is my /etc/apt/listchanges.conf:
[apt]
frontend=text
email_address=root
confirm=1
save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
which=changelogs
A screenshot of the upgrade procedure when apt-listchanges is installed. I have set it to ask me for install confirmation after reading the changelog excerpt.
For more information see man apt-listchanges and the Ubuntu manpages online.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
add a comment |
I use aptitude:
$ aptitude changelog package-name
See this question: apt changelog for to-be installed packages
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
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answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
16115
1
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doingaptitude changelog ...and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.
– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
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The nearest thing to what you are looking for can be had with a package called apt-listchanges, which will give you a changelog summary when you upgrade packages. You can set it up so the changelog notes appear in the terminal directly after apt-get downloads the upgrade (see below explanation and screenshot), but before you install it.
You can install the program with
sudo apt-get install apt-listchanges
and then set it up with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-listchanges
The setup file created is /etc/apt/listchanges.conf.
My setup has the changelog information being shown directly as text in the terminal (stdout), which is just what you wanted. I find this is better than having a pager load up the information. I just have changelogs selected in my conf file, so the news about the package is not shown. I have also set it up to email root the excerpt of the changelog. You need to set up local email by referencing my article here if you want to use this feature.
This is my /etc/apt/listchanges.conf:
[apt]
frontend=text
email_address=root
confirm=1
save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
which=changelogs
A screenshot of the upgrade procedure when apt-listchanges is installed. I have set it to ask me for install confirmation after reading the changelog excerpt.
For more information see man apt-listchanges and the Ubuntu manpages online.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
add a comment |
The nearest thing to what you are looking for can be had with a package called apt-listchanges, which will give you a changelog summary when you upgrade packages. You can set it up so the changelog notes appear in the terminal directly after apt-get downloads the upgrade (see below explanation and screenshot), but before you install it.
You can install the program with
sudo apt-get install apt-listchanges
and then set it up with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-listchanges
The setup file created is /etc/apt/listchanges.conf.
My setup has the changelog information being shown directly as text in the terminal (stdout), which is just what you wanted. I find this is better than having a pager load up the information. I just have changelogs selected in my conf file, so the news about the package is not shown. I have also set it up to email root the excerpt of the changelog. You need to set up local email by referencing my article here if you want to use this feature.
This is my /etc/apt/listchanges.conf:
[apt]
frontend=text
email_address=root
confirm=1
save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
which=changelogs
A screenshot of the upgrade procedure when apt-listchanges is installed. I have set it to ask me for install confirmation after reading the changelog excerpt.
For more information see man apt-listchanges and the Ubuntu manpages online.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
add a comment |
The nearest thing to what you are looking for can be had with a package called apt-listchanges, which will give you a changelog summary when you upgrade packages. You can set it up so the changelog notes appear in the terminal directly after apt-get downloads the upgrade (see below explanation and screenshot), but before you install it.
You can install the program with
sudo apt-get install apt-listchanges
and then set it up with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-listchanges
The setup file created is /etc/apt/listchanges.conf.
My setup has the changelog information being shown directly as text in the terminal (stdout), which is just what you wanted. I find this is better than having a pager load up the information. I just have changelogs selected in my conf file, so the news about the package is not shown. I have also set it up to email root the excerpt of the changelog. You need to set up local email by referencing my article here if you want to use this feature.
This is my /etc/apt/listchanges.conf:
[apt]
frontend=text
email_address=root
confirm=1
save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
which=changelogs
A screenshot of the upgrade procedure when apt-listchanges is installed. I have set it to ask me for install confirmation after reading the changelog excerpt.
For more information see man apt-listchanges and the Ubuntu manpages online.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
Community♦
1
The nearest thing to what you are looking for can be had with a package called apt-listchanges, which will give you a changelog summary when you upgrade packages. You can set it up so the changelog notes appear in the terminal directly after apt-get downloads the upgrade (see below explanation and screenshot), but before you install it.
You can install the program with
sudo apt-get install apt-listchanges
and then set it up with
sudo dpkg-reconfigure apt-listchanges
The setup file created is /etc/apt/listchanges.conf.
My setup has the changelog information being shown directly as text in the terminal (stdout), which is just what you wanted. I find this is better than having a pager load up the information. I just have changelogs selected in my conf file, so the news about the package is not shown. I have also set it up to email root the excerpt of the changelog. You need to set up local email by referencing my article here if you want to use this feature.
This is my /etc/apt/listchanges.conf:
[apt]
frontend=text
email_address=root
confirm=1
save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db
which=changelogs
A screenshot of the upgrade procedure when apt-listchanges is installed. I have set it to ask me for install confirmation after reading the changelog excerpt.
For more information see man apt-listchanges and the Ubuntu manpages online.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:25
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Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
add a comment |
Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Excellent! This is exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.
– John Feminella
Mar 26 '13 at 4:08
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
Doesn't work by me. Followed all the steps but still no description.
– ka3ak
Jan 8 '17 at 8:07
add a comment |
I use aptitude:
$ aptitude changelog package-name
See this question: apt changelog for to-be installed packages
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
16115
1
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doingaptitude changelog ...and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.
– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
add a comment |
I use aptitude:
$ aptitude changelog package-name
See this question: apt changelog for to-be installed packages
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
16115
1
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doingaptitude changelog ...and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.
– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
add a comment |
I use aptitude:
$ aptitude changelog package-name
See this question: apt changelog for to-be installed packages
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
16115
I use aptitude:
$ aptitude changelog package-name
See this question: apt changelog for to-be installed packages
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
1
answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
16115
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24
Community♦
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answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
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answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
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answered Mar 14 '14 at 11:00
WillWill
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16115
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Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doingaptitude changelog ...and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.
– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
add a comment |
1
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doingaptitude changelog ...and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.
– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
1
1
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
Is this the same link the OP posted when he said he had taken a look at it but wanted something different?
– Stefan van den Akker
Jan 16 '15 at 8:49
2
2
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doing
aptitude changelog ... and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
This is the whole changelog for a single package -- what I wanted was just the changes in all the packages I'm about to upgrade. Doing
aptitude changelog ... and visually parsing out the results would be very tedious, especially when more than a few packages change.– John Feminella
May 24 '15 at 12:19
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