Creating a bug report/issue
I have searched the existing open and closed issues
Required Information
- DietPi version |
cat /boot/dietpi/.version
G_DIETPI_VERSION_CORE=10
G_DIETPI_VERSION_SUB=0
G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC=1
G_GITBRANCH=‘master’
G_GITOWNER=‘MichaIng’
- Distro version |
bookworm 0 - Kernel version |
Linux DietPi 6.12.62+rpt-rpi-v8 #1 SMP PREEMPT Debian 1:6.12.62-1+rpt1~bookworm (2026-01-19) aarch64 GNU/Linux - Architecture |
arm64 - SBC model |
RPi 4 Model B (aarch64) - Power supply used | official Raspberry one
- SD card used | (EG: SanDisk ultra)
Additional Information (if applicable)
- Software title | dietpi-banner
- Was the software title installed freshly or updated/migrated? No
- Can this issue be replicated on a fresh installation of DietPi? Not tested
- Bug report ID |
none
Steps to reproduce
- I don’t know!
Expected behaviour
- dietpi-banner should display
DietPi vX.X.X : Update available
and
dietpi-update : Run now to update DietPi from vX.X.X to vY.Y.Y
when an update is available
Actual behaviour
- dietpi-banner does not display the update lines
Extra details
- it seems to me this is a low-priority but recurring issue. Usually around Christmas, I notice the device has not been updated for a long time. I then run dietpi-update and it works for months before eventually stopping displaying the update lines again
- nowadays, the device is usually not connected to the internet when turned on (the internet box takes way longer to boot than the Pi4)
- even when it is connected to the internet at boot (like on occasional reboots), the update lines are missing
- manually running dietpi-banner and just validating has made the update lines appear one time, but they stopped appearing before I updated the system
- I installed some software with
apttoday and now the update lines are displayed - I’m not expecting a fix but merely guidance as to what to check and report in the future, if the bug reproduce, with this bug report for reference