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System Software Updates
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We provide regular package updates on all repositories. You can
install those update using the GUI, or you can directly run the CLI
command `apt-get`:

 apt-get update
 apt-get dist-upgrade

NOTE: The `apt` package management system is extremely flexible and
provides countless of feature - see `man apt-get` or <<Hertzog13>> for
additional information.

You should do such updates at regular intervals, or when we release
versions with security related fixes. Major system upgrades are
announced at the {forum}. Those announcement also contain detailed
upgrade instructions.

TIP: We recommend to run regular upgrades, because it is important to
get the latest security updates.
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	6	:pve-toplevel:
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d91f8c1e DM	9	We provide regular package updates on all repositories. You can
d91f8c1e DM	10	install those update using the GUI, or you can directly run the CLI
8c1189b6	11	command `apt-get`:
d91f8c1e DM	12
	13	apt-get update
	14	apt-get dist-upgrade
	15
8c1189b6	16	NOTE: The `apt` package management system is extremely flexible and
d91f8c1e DM	17	provides countless of feature - see `man apt-get` or <<Hertzog13>> for
	18	additional information.
	19
	20	You should do such updates at regular intervals, or when we release
	21	versions with security related fixes. Major system upgrades are
22e65cdf FG	22	announced at the {forum}. Those announcement also contain detailed
22e65cdf FG	23	upgrade instructions.
d91f8c1e DM	24
	25	TIP: We recommend to run regular upgrades, because it is important to
	26	get the latest security updates.