Get the Ubuntu Update Notification Text After Login

by | May 16, 2018 | IT Tips | 0 comments

If you run this:

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/usr/lib/update-notifier/update-motd-updates-available

You will get the output regarding available updates in Ubuntu similar to the following

130 packages can be updated.
92 updates are security updates.

Ubuntu Version that I tried this on:

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lsb_release -a
 
#output of lsb_release
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

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