Update Scripts for Debian (or Ubuntu) with various options in python and shell.

update.py

#!/usr/bin/env python 
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

# cc 2012 by Nils Koppelmann

import os

bold = "\033[1m" #declares the string as bold
reset = "\033[0;0m" #resets the string to normal

msg1 = "**   ** *****  ******    ******  ********* *******"
msg2 = "**   ** **  ** *******  ********  *******  **"
msg3 = "**   ** **  ** **    ** **    **    ***    *******"
msg4 = "**   ** *****  **    ** ********    ***    *******"
msg5 = "******* **     *******  **    **    ***    **"
msg6 = "******* **     ******   **    **    ***    *******"

br = "\n"
success = "System is now updated.\nSoftware has been updated.\nSoftware has been upgraded."

print(bold+br+msg1+br+msg2+br+msg3+br+msg4+br+msg5+br+msg6+br+reset)

os.system("sudo apt-get upgrade -y") #upgrades parts of the system

os.system("sudo apt-get update -y") #updates programs and drivers

os.system("sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y") #distribution upgrade

print(bold+success+reset) #takes defined variables and prints them out

# just uncomment the following line(s) if you want to hear sound

# os.system("espeak '"+success+"' 2> /dev/null") #reads out the success message

update.sh

#! /bin/bash
su -c "apt-get update -y; apt-get upgrade -y; apt-get dist-upgrade -y"