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== Updating Packages in Ubuntu Server == | == Updating Packages in Ubuntu Server == | ||
Update the Package Index The APT package index is essentially a database of available packages from the repositories defined in the '''/etc/apt/sources.list file'''. To update the local package index with the latest changes made in repositories, type the following: | |||
sudo apt-get update | |||
Upgrade Packages Over time, updated versions of packages currently installed on your computer may become available from the package repositories (for example security updated). To upgrade your system, first update your package index as outlined above, and then type: | |||
sudo apt-get upgrade | |||
If a package needs to install or remove new dependencies when being upgraded, it will not be upgraded by the '''upgrade''' command. For such an upgrade, it is necessary to use the '''dist-upgrade command'''. | |||
Also, you may upgrade your entire Ubuntu system from one revision to another with dist-upgrade. For example, to upgrade from Ubuntu version 5.10 to version 6.06 LTS, you would first ensure the version 6.06 LTS repositories replace the existing 5.10 repositories in your computer's /etc/apt/sources.list, then simply issue the apt-get update command as detailed above, and finally, perform the actual upgrade by typing: | |||
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade | |||
After a fairly considerable amount of time, your computer will be upgraded to the new revision. Typically, some post-upgrade steps would be required as detailed in the upgrade notes for the revision you are upgrading to. | |||
Actions of the apt-get command, such as installation and removal of packages, are logged in the /var/log/dpkg.log log file. | |||
===Remove a Package:=== | |||
Removal of a package or packages is also a straightforward and simple process. To remove the nmap package installed in the previous example, type the following: | |||
sudo apt-get remove nmap | |||
Tip: Multiple Packages: You may specify multiple packages to be installed or removed, separated by spaces. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:01, 17 August 2016
Updating Packages in Ubuntu Server
Update the Package Index The APT package index is essentially a database of available packages from the repositories defined in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. To update the local package index with the latest changes made in repositories, type the following:
sudo apt-get update
Upgrade Packages Over time, updated versions of packages currently installed on your computer may become available from the package repositories (for example security updated). To upgrade your system, first update your package index as outlined above, and then type:
sudo apt-get upgrade
If a package needs to install or remove new dependencies when being upgraded, it will not be upgraded by the upgrade command. For such an upgrade, it is necessary to use the dist-upgrade command.
Also, you may upgrade your entire Ubuntu system from one revision to another with dist-upgrade. For example, to upgrade from Ubuntu version 5.10 to version 6.06 LTS, you would first ensure the version 6.06 LTS repositories replace the existing 5.10 repositories in your computer's /etc/apt/sources.list, then simply issue the apt-get update command as detailed above, and finally, perform the actual upgrade by typing:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
After a fairly considerable amount of time, your computer will be upgraded to the new revision. Typically, some post-upgrade steps would be required as detailed in the upgrade notes for the revision you are upgrading to. Actions of the apt-get command, such as installation and removal of packages, are logged in the /var/log/dpkg.log log file.
Remove a Package:
Removal of a package or packages is also a straightforward and simple process. To remove the nmap package installed in the previous example, type the following:
sudo apt-get remove nmap
Tip: Multiple Packages: You may specify multiple packages to be installed or removed, separated by spaces.