8 My (really late, I like necromancer badges :-) ) solution: Install wajig (once): sudo apt-get install wajig When you want to update/upgrade fully your system wajig dailyupgrade (it will ask for password if …

Nov 27, 2012 · In a nutshell, apt-get update doesn't actually install new versions of software. Instead, it updates the package lists for upgrades for packages that need upgrading, as well as new packages …

apt-get update updates the list of available packages and their versions, but it does not install or upgrade any packages. apt-get upgrade actually installs newer versions of the packages you have. …

Nov 21, 2019 · update (apt-get(8)) update is used to download package information from all configured sources. Other commands operate on this data to e.g. perform package upgrades or search in and …

In the first place, only apt-get update warns me about Temporary failure resolving 'foo.com', but when I try with nslookup foo.com or ping foo.com, it works fine! My incredibly dirty hack/fix for solving this …

With apt, you don’t have to fiddle your way from apt-get to apt-cache to apt-config. apt is more structured and provides you with necessary options needed to manage packages. Bottom line: apt = most …

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Jun 6, 2018 · It does not update any installed packages, it updates the database with what is available, apt-get install installs after referencing the database and apt-get upgrade upgrades already installed …

How do I solve "Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-missing" error? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 11 months ago

Aug 25, 2013 · Of course, apt-get update is necessary after you have changed the repositories, because the system needs to download the list for the new repositories. It is essential before upgrading the …