Is the software updater the same as sudo apt-get upgrade?

Question

I have been using Ubuntu for awhile now and have usually used the software updater to update my system. I know that you can use sudo apt-get upgrade to update all of your software on your system. What exactly does the software updater do, and is it the same as the aforementioned command?

Answer 1

I do not know the exact mechanics of software center, but they are all front ends for package management.

From the command line the equivalnts are

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

or

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

I believe Ubuntu is slowly migrating from apt-get to apt.

For additional information see

What is the difference between apt and apt-get?

https://www.maketecheasier.com/apt-vs-apt-get-ubuntu/

and

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html