Ubuntu – How to answer multiple yes/no when using apt-get in ubuntu

14.04apt

I am using "apt-get remove" to remove a package but during installation it asks me to enter yes/no twice for two different reason.

So I want my input to be yes for first question and no for second question.

Below is the code I am using with '-y' as option but it sets yes for all interaction.

apt-get --purge -y -f remove grub-pc

Can anyone tell me how to achieve what I have mentioned?

Best Answer

Something like this?

printf "yes\nno\n" | sudo apt-get ...

Obviously, don't use -y, because you provide the answers you want using the piped output from printf. You also need to know exactly how many answers you have to answer, and the right answer to give.

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