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Re: [LUG] Updates

 

On 29/07/16 14:52, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On 29/07/16 14:30, Gordon Henderson wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jul 2016, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>> # apt-get autoremove
>>>>
>>>> ...too since you're there.
>>>>
>>> Thanks. I have run update and upgrade and they went OK. The computer
>>> is now reported as being up to date. I have not bothered with the
>>> remove. It is a fairly new desktop and shouldn't have any unnecessary
>>> files, or not many anyway. I will keep that in mind though,
>>
>> The upgrade step might have told you if you needed autoremove anyway,
>> however it might be an idea to run:
>
> Did not see any mention of that.
>
>>
>>   # apt-get clean
>>
>> which will delete the downloaded compressed packages (which are really
>> no-longer needed)
>>
>> Gordon
>>
> Have made a note to do that next session.
>
> Neil
>
apt-get dist-upgrade

.. is another option, usually if you're moving up a (major) version.

apt-get --help and its sister app aptitude --help are your friends here.

MJE

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