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How do I make apt-get install less noisy?

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If I use apt-get install -qq mono-devel, I expect it to be quiet except for errors, according to the help:

-qq No output except for errors

Instead I get:

Extracting templates from packages: 100%

Selecting previously unselected package binfmt-support.

(Reading database ... 84711 files and directories currently installed.)

Unpacking binfmt-support (from .../binfmt-support_2.0.8_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package cli-common.

Unpacking cli-common (from .../cli-common_0.8.2_all.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package libgdiplus.

Unpacking libgdiplus (from .../libgdiplus_2.10-3_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package libmono-2.0-1.

Unpacking libmono-2.0-1 (from .../libmono-2.0-1_2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package libmono-2.0-dev.

Unpacking libmono-2.0-dev (from .../libmono-2.0-dev_2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package libmono-corlib4.0-cil.

Unpacking libmono-corlib4.0-cil (from .../libmono-corlib4.0-cil_2.10.8.1-1ubuntu2.2_all.deb) ...

Selecting previously unselected package libmono-system-xml4.0-cil.

Unpacking libmono-system-xml4.0-cil (from .../libmono-system-xml4.

and more...

In fact, a couple hundred lines worth of output. This does not appear to match up with no output except for errors.

How do I actually get apt-get install to print out only when there are errors keeping it from installing?

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answered 3 Years ago tonhorn · Accepted Answer

The man page for apt-get is as follows:

NAME

       apt-get - APT package handling utility -- command-line interface



SYNOPSIS

       apt-get [-asqdyfmubV] [-o=config_string] [-c=config_file] [-t=target_release]

               [-a=architecture] {update | upgrade | dselect-upgrade | dist-upgrade |

               install pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]...  | remove pkg...  |

               purge pkg...  | source pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]...  |

               build-dep pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]...  |

               download pkg [{=pkg_version_number | /target_release}]...  | check | clean |

               autoclean | autoremove | {-v | --version} | {-h | --help}}

The -q or -qq flag should go before the command, like so:

apt-get -qq upgrade