apt list upgradable only package names

sancho.s ReinstateMonicaCellio

10/12/23, 11:01 AM

I can list packages for update with apt list --upgradable. But that gives a list of packages, with other details, one line per package. I want as an output a single line with the package names, so I can eventually copy-paste (parts of) that line to a sudo apt install line.

I did this with

apt list --upgradable | grep -v Listing | awk -F '/' '{ printf "%s ",$1 }'

(and I still have to remove the WARNING..., probably redirecting stderr, but it is in a separate line so it is less of a nuisance). I wonder if the same can be achieved natively with apt, or some other command (apt-cache, etc.)

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ChanganAuto

10/12/23, 4:53 PM

It seems there's a misunderstanding here. `apt list --upgradable` should show already installed packages that can be upgraded and that can be done with `apt upgrade` or `apt full-upgrade`. Not with `apt install` because they're already installed.

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Hannu

10/12/23, 5:01 PM

I don't believe apt or apt-get has an option to list only package names. Unless there is something to make it with apt-get -o...

Here:
$ apt list --upgradeable 2>/dev/null | cut -d/ -f1 | grep -v Listing

... is another way to put it.

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Sad3ng

10/14/23, 4:25 PM

+1 for Cool, it's works.

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