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About
This plugin checks for available updates using PackageKit http://packagekit.org/ on Linux systems
Why a new plugin?
There are already plugins out there like check_yum and check_apt which do check for updates but they are distribution specific. The main drivers are:
- Can run unprivileged, for instance the nrpe user
- No sudo/selinux problems
- Non distribution specific, works on debian, ubuntu, fedora, centos, rhel...
Caveats
- PackageKit does draw in quite a few packages with it.
- Does not work on older distros, like centos/rhel 5.
Dependencies
- pynag-0.4.7+
- Known to work with PackageKit 0.7.6 or later
Install
- Install pynag (available through your favorite package manager)
- Install PackageKit (packagekit in Debian)
wget https://raw.github.com/opinkerfi/nagios-plugins/master/check_pkgkit/check_pkgkit
Room for improvement
The plugin executes pkcon instead of using the API directly. I actually gave the API a whirl via "from gi.repository import PackageKitGlib as packagekit" but the documentation was very lacking so I ended up with pkcon.
License
GPLv3 or newer, see LICENSE-GPL3 in the root of the project