apt::get::quiet broken/missing?

apt::get::quiet broken/missing?

[Luke Davis]

I am attempting to quiet the output of apt, particularly apt-get, but
maybe the others as well.

Now, I can:

alias apt-get='apt-get -q'

But this is annoying.  I would rather use the configuration file.  Thus, I
have tried placing the following in /etc/apt/apt.conf:

apt
{
	get
	{
		quiet "true";
	};
};

I have also tried things like:

apt::get::quiet "true";
apt::get::quiet "1";

with no result--it still hits me with percentages while installing,
removing, and so on, which is what I am trying to avoid.

So I looked at the examples.  In the examples "configure-index", which
claims it contains defaults for *all* apt configuration items, the word
"quiet" does not appear, even though the apt-get, and apt-cache, man
pages, say it is a valid option.

I know the configuration file is being read.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Luke

RE: :get::quiet broken/missing?

[Darragh]

Can apt be used to install RPMs in Slackware 9.1?

Maybe a stupid question.  I'll hopefully get time to read more about it
on Saturday.

Darragh

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Sent: 15 October 2003 20:54
To: Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: apt::get::quiet broken/missing?


I am attempting to quiet the output of apt, particularly apt-get, but
maybe the others as well.

Now, I can:

alias apt-get='apt-get -q'

But this is annoying.  I would rather use the configuration file.  Thus,
I have tried placing the following in /etc/apt/apt.conf:

apt
{
	get
	{
		quiet "true";
	};
};

I have also tried things like:

apt::get::quiet "true";
apt::get::quiet "1";

with no result--it still hits me with percentages while installing,
removing, and so on, which is what I am trying to avoid.

So I looked at the examples.  In the examples "configure-index", which
claims it contains defaults for *all* apt configuration items, the word
"quiet" does not appear, even though the apt-get, and apt-cache, man
pages, say it is a valid option.

I know the configuration file is being read.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Luke

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rpms under slackware, was: Re: :get::quiet broken/missing?

[Gregory Nowak]

You can use rpm which comes with slackware, or use rpm2tgz to generate
tgz packages out of the rpms, and use installpkg as you would with a
regular tgz package.

Greg


On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:22:42PM +0100, Darragh wrote:
> Can apt be used to install RPMs in Slackware 9.1?
> 
> Maybe a stupid question.  I'll hopefully get time to read more about it
> on Saturday.
> 
> Darragh
> 

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Re: rpms under slackware, was: Re: :get::quiet broken/missing?

[Joseph C. Lininger]

Be very careful if you do this, as the slackware setup is different from
that used by redhat. Make sure to inspect the rpm before installing to
ensure that it will do what you expect.
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Joseph C. Lininger
jbahm@pcdesk.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romuald.net.eu.org>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:34 PM
Subject: rpms under slackware, was: Re: :get::quiet broken/missing?


> You can use rpm which comes with slackware, or use rpm2tgz to generate
> tgz packages out of the rpms, and use installpkg as you would with a
> regular tgz package.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 09:22:42PM +0100, Darragh wrote:
> > Can apt be used to install RPMs in Slackware 9.1?
> >
> > Maybe a stupid question.  I'll hopefully get time to read more about it
> > on Saturday.
> >
> > Darragh
> >
>
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