Build precise queries to find exactly what you need
Press ESC to close
Your review has been submitted and is pending approval.
A Nagios monitoring plugin to check for available system updates on RHEL/CentOS and Debian/Ubuntu systems.
Current Version
1
Last Release Date
2025-10-31
Owner
messefreeze
Website
https://github.com/MesseFREEZE/nagios-check-updates-linux/tree/main
License
GPL
Compatible With
# Nagios Check Updates
## Features
- ✅ Detects available package updates - ✅ Separates security updates from regular updates - ✅ Supports RHEL 9+ (DNF) and Debian/Ubuntu (APT) - ✅ Auto-detection of Linux distribution - ✅ Performance data (perfdata) for graphing - ✅ Fully commented code - ✅ Compatible with Nagios/Icinga
## Supported Systems
- RHEL 9+ (using DNF) - CentOS 9+ - Debian 10+ - Ubuntu 18.04+ - Any system with DNF or APT package manager
## Quick Start
### Installation
1. Copy the script to your Nagios plugins directory: ```bash sudo cp check_updates.sh /usr/local/nagios/scripts/ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/nagios/scripts/check_updates.sh sudo chown nagios:nagios /usr/local/nagios/scripts/check_updates.sh
You must be logged in to submit a review.
To:
From:
We’ve completely redesigned the world’s largest repository of Nagios plugins and monitoring tools. Join thousands of users sharing monitoring solutions for servers, applications, and everything in between.
Due to our redesign, all existing accounts require a password reset to access your account again.
Ready to explore 6,100+ projects and contribute to the community?
Reset Password Create Account
Happy Monitoring!