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[AIXroot]

Hi,

I would like to get rid of the following annoying warning message:
"Could not check for new OS updates: Command failed: sudo apt list --upgradeable The flag --upgradeable is not known."

I am running iobroker on openSUSE, which is known not to work with apt/.deb, but with zypper/.rpm.

Where do I disable the OS updates check in iobroker?

Thanks and regards
Norbert

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System data:

Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed

Hardware: Standard PC

Core adapters versions:
js-controller: 7.0.7
admin: 7.7.19
javascript: 9.0.11

/usr/bin/node v22.21.1
/usr/bin/npm 10.9.4
/usr/bin/npx 10.9.4

Installation Type: manually without docker

[crunchip]

@AIXroot sagte in Disable OS update on none debian/ubuntu installations:

Where do I disable the OS updates check in iobroker

[AIXroot]

I had not installed notification.manager until now. Installing it and activating the option did not help either.

[ilovegym]

Hi Norbert, how does it appears? In the admin-tab of the web interface, or in the command line, can you provide a screenshot, please?

[crunchip]

@AIXroot

Corrected Workaround for openSUSE (zypper/rpm)

The js-controller executes sudo apt list --upgradeable directly, which fails on openSUSE because apt exists but lacks the --upgradeable flag.
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Exact Procedure

sudo ln -sf /bin/true /usr/bin/apt
iobroker restart

What happens?
Before: sudo apt list --upgradeable → "The flag --upgradeable is not known" error.

After: /usr/bin/apt links to /bin/true (always exits with code 0/success).

Result: js-controller receives "success" → logs "OS updates: 0 available", no more error messages.​

Why safe & reversible?
/bin/true is a standard Linux binary (does nothing, always succeeds).

No real apt functionality affected (openSUSE doesn't use apt anyway).

Undo: sudo rm /usr/bin/apt && iobroker restart.