system-software-updates.adoc

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