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Newby: How to actually update software?!
Post 302868777 by sas on Monday 28th of October 2013 06:37:25 PM
10-28-2013
Thanks a bunch!
I love the Synaptic software (or shd I say "package"
), thanks for leading me down the path to a package manager Bakunin!
What if a package isn't available using apt-get? Then what? Untar and pray tar doesn't get all over the OS (ok bad joke...)...?
I love the Synaptic software (or shd I say "package"
), thanks for leading me down the path to a package manager Bakunin!What if a package isn't available using apt-get? Then what? Untar and pray tar doesn't get all over the OS (ok bad joke...)...?
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
update-manager
UPDATE-MANAGER(8) System Manager's Manual UPDATE-MANAGER(8) NAME
update-manager - graphical management of software packages updates SYNOPSIS
update-manager [options] DESCRIPTION
Update-manager is a frontend for the apt package management system. It allows you to perform some actions of the command line tool apt-get in a graphical environment. Update-manager is especially designed for upgrading your system, or migrating your system towards a more recent version. OPTIONS
For a daily use, you may launch update-manager with no options so that your system is just upgraded. For migration purposes, update-manager accepts some options: -h, --help Show a similar help message -c, --check-dist-upgrades Check if a new distribution release is available -d, --devel-release Check if upgrading to the latest devel release is possible -p, --proposed Try to run a dist-upgrade --dist-upgrade Try to run a dist-upgrade ACTIONS PERFORMED DURING AN UPGRADE TO A NEW VERSION
* eventually reinstall the package ubuntu-desktop * switch to an updated sources.list entries * adds the default user to new groups if needed SEE ALSO
Synaptic, sources.list, aptitude AUTHORS
update-manager was developed by Michael Vogt <mvo@ubuntu.com> with various contributors (see AUTHORS file) This manual page was originally written by Bruno Mangin and Michael Vogt <mvo@ubuntu.com>. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Canonical There is NO warranty. You may redistribute this software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the files named COPYING. August 2, 2007 UPDATE-MANAGER(8)