Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Checking your updates periodicly on Linux Mint 17

One way you can do this is by looking on the right hand side of the start menu for a shield.  If the shield has a green check mark then the system is up to date.  Otherwise, double click the icon and hit "install updates".  You can also click the refresh button if no updates are their.  This will update the update list with the latest updates if their are updates available.

Another way you can update the system is by;
  • open terminal
  • type "sudo apt-get update"
  • now the system will update if it is not updated yet
If you type
sudo apt-get upgrade
Then you will upgrade all packages automatically even packages that may hamper with stability and booting up.  Basically, an update would be the preferred choice so you do not run into any problems.

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