How to update the system using the terminal?
I normally update my Linux Debian using the Update manager, but how can I do that using the terminal?
On Debian and most Debian-based distributions (including Ubuntu):
Refresh the package database:
apt update
,apt-get update
oraptitude update
-
Install new packages:
apt upgrade
,apt-get upgrade
, oraptitude safe-upgrade
.apt(-get) upgrade
only updates existing packages and is safer, whileapt full-upgrade
orapt-get dist-upgrade
may install new dependencies or remove existing ones.
(See also: apt-get vs aptitude)