Aptitude error redirection

rozilla · 01-14-2009, 09:50 AM

I'm trying to get aptitude to redirect install errors to a log file, as follows:

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install -q package1 package2 package3 2>install-err.log

But it won't let me log errors. It works with 1>, where it logs everything, but I need it to show the normal output and redirect the errors into a logfile.
How do I achieve this?

rozilla · 01-15-2009, 03:34 AM

Well, it turns out the answer is

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install -q package1 package2 package3 2>&1> install-err.log

Unfortunately, that suppresses all output, even the interactive [Y/n] stuff that sometimes comes up. How do I keep the interaction from being surpressed?

qriopeur · 02-10-2009, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rozilla

Well, it turns out the answer is

Code:

$ sudo aptitude install -q package1 package2 package3 2>&1> install-err.log

Unfortunately, that suppresses all output, even the interactive [Y/n] stuff that sometimes comes up. How do I keep the interaction from being surpressed?

Try aptitude -o Aptitude::Cmdline::ignore-trust-violations=true -y install <package>