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