Re: Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
On 20110331_080146, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and have to > update it's database whenever I upgrade the system using apt/aptitude. > > Does that package management suite provide the functionality to run a > script/shell command when it's quitting? I'd prefer such a solution over the > current scripting approach as I all to aften find myself automatically > typing "aptitude" instead of "" ... > > Thank you for any pointers, Joh Perhaps you could get away with giving your script the name "aptitude" and placing it in a directory that is searched before the location directory where the real 'aptitude' is located. e.g. put your 'aptitude' in /root/bin and put /root/bin at the head of PATH. I don't know how well this plays with sudo. YMMV -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110331123754.ga14...@big.lan.gnu
Re: Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
On 2011-03-31 12:42 +0200, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Thank you for that hint. But as you said: dpkg is run multiple time per apt > invocation, which doesn't make the option very feasible in my scenario ... > no such thing as apt/aptitude hooks? Not currently, no. A wishlist bug has been reported long ago: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=107151. Meanwhile, there is probably nothing better for you than using wrapper scripts. Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87vcyzh74p@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2011-03-31 08:49 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Jo, 31 mar 11, 08:01:46, Johannes Graumann wrote: >>> >>> I'm running a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and have to >>> update it's database whenever I upgrade the system using apt/aptitude. >>> >>> Does that package management suite provide the functionality to run a >>> script/shell command when it's quitting? I'd prefer such a solution over >>> the current scripting approach as I all to aften find myself >>> automatically typing "aptitude" instead of "" ... >> >> I think what you need can be achieved with dpkg hooks. > > Yes, but those hooks will be run more often than necessary, since apt > typically invokes dpkg several times during an installation. > >> Hope this hint helps, since I never used them and can't tell you >> exactly where to put them. > > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg is the place for that (or drop a file into > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d). Thank you for that hint. But as you said: dpkg is run multiple time per apt invocation, which doesn't make the option very feasible in my scenario ... no such thing as apt/aptitude hooks? Joh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/in1lnm$91b$1...@dough.gmane.org
Re: Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
On 2011-03-31 08:49 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Jo, 31 mar 11, 08:01:46, Johannes Graumann wrote: >> >> I'm running a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and have to >> update it's database whenever I upgrade the system using apt/aptitude. >> >> Does that package management suite provide the functionality to run a >> script/shell command when it's quitting? I'd prefer such a solution over the >> current scripting approach as I all to aften find myself automatically >> typing "aptitude" instead of "" ... > > I think what you need can be achieved with dpkg hooks. Yes, but those hooks will be run more often than necessary, since apt typically invokes dpkg several times during an installation. > Hope this hint helps, since I never used them and can't tell you > exactly where to put them. /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg is the place for that (or drop a file into /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d). Sven -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/871v1nivrq@turtle.gmx.de
Re: Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
On Jo, 31 mar 11, 08:01:46, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and have to > update it's database whenever I upgrade the system using apt/aptitude. > > Does that package management suite provide the functionality to run a > script/shell command when it's quitting? I'd prefer such a solution over the > current scripting approach as I all to aften find myself automatically > typing "aptitude" instead of "" ... I think what you need can be achieved with dpkg hooks. Hope this hint helps, since I never used them and can't tell you exactly where to put them. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Finnishing apt/aptitude runs with a script?
Hi, I'm running a host-based intrusion detection system (HIDS) and have to update it's database whenever I upgrade the system using apt/aptitude. Does that package management suite provide the functionality to run a script/shell command when it's quitting? I'd prefer such a solution over the current scripting approach as I all to aften find myself automatically typing "aptitude" instead of "" ... Thank you for any pointers, Joh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/in11p8$v49$1...@dough.gmane.org
