Re: aptitude update question

2012-07-04 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 06:32:39AM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Just thought of something, would: "aptitude search '?new' '?uninstalled'" > show the new packages that aren't yet on the system? I think that, if you've installed a package, it's no longer counted as new. Additionally, you can confi

Re: aptitude update question

2012-07-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
Just thought of something, would: "aptitude search '?new' '?uninstalled'" show the new packages that aren't yet on the system? On Wed, 4 Jul 2012, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 12:47:33AM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > > One thing I read as the end result of some update operations

Re: aptitude update question

2012-07-04 Thread Jude DaShiell
Thanks much, I'll probably use the command line approach. Windows Pants: made entirely of patches on patches each with a picture of a Microsoft Vacuum Cleaner; a computer mouse, or a dollar sign. Jude

Re: aptitude update question

2012-07-04 Thread Darac Marjal
On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 12:47:33AM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote: > One thing I read as the end result of some update operations is a certain > number of new. I take it to mean new packages if I'm correct. What I'd > like to know is if any utility exists that can tell me the names of the > new pa