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Questions about updates. This is a very general tag. If you have a tag that's more specific (e.g. the package name that your question is about) please use that one.

Questions about updates. This is a very general tag. If have a tag that's more specific (e.g. the package name that your question is about) please use that one.

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How to install updates via command line?

When I log into my web server via SSH I see the information: 88 packages can be updated. 80 updates are security updates I tried apt-get update then apt-get upgrade but each time I log in I still see the message about updates. How do I install…
Marlin
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What does "sudo apt-get update" do?

I am wondering what sudo apt-get update does? What does it update?
Elysium
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How to prevent updating of a specific package?

Because of bug #693758 I'd like to prevent apt-get upgrade and Update Manager from updating the "libgtk2.0-0" package. How can this be achieved?
Ivan
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How can I install just security updates from the command line?

sudo apt-get upgrade installs all updates, not just security updates. I know that I can use Update Manager to select only important security updates, but is there a way to do this from the command line?
crenshaw-dev
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sudo apt update error: "Release file is not yet valid"

I keep getting this error every time I try to sudo apt update: Hit:1 ubuntu bionic InRelease Ign:3 linux/chrome/deb stable InRelease Get:2 /ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB] Get:5 /linux/chrome/deb stable Release [943…
user897956
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What are phased updates, and why does Ubuntu use them?

So I ran into that weird "packages being held back" problem while updating my system using apt. After some research, it appears to be the result of "phased updates". What are phased updates, anyway? Why does Ubuntu use them? How do they benefit…
ArrayBolt3
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What can I do if a repository/PPA does not have a Release file?

When updating, I get the following error message: W: The repository 'http://ppa.launchpad.net/mc3man/trusty-media/ubuntu xenial Release' does not have a Release file. Here, I find another statement on this error: How can I fix a 404 Error when…
Addem
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Unable to update "Snap Store": cannot refresh "snap-store": snap "snap-store" has running apps (ubuntu-software)

I am a new Ubuntu 22.04 user who is facing an issue with the Snap Store. Whenever I try to update the Snap Store I can see these error messages. Pending update of "snap-store" snap Close the app to avoid disruptions (13 days left) Unable to…
ABHILASH T
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Where can I look up my update history?

Is there a place where I can look what updates I've installed?
vrcmr
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29 packages can be updated - How?

I see the following message when I login: 29 packages can be updated. 6 updates are security updates. How can I perform the updates? I tried apt-get upgrade and some stuff was installed but the message still remains.
Gerve
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apt-get stuck at 0 [Connecting to us.archive.ubuntu.com]

When I do upgrade it gets stuck here: user@plato:~# sudo apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be upgraded: …
Arian Faurtosh
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How to update kernel to the latest mainline version without any Distro-upgrade?

Currently I'm running Linux-3.0 and I want to update it to Linux-3.3.1 the latest stable kernel release as mentioned at http://www.kernel.org. Can I update to 3.3.1 in Ubuntu without any risk of crashes? I'm updating my kernel regularly as provided…
Suchith JN
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How to get rid of Ubuntu Pro advertisement when updating apt?

Recently, whenever I run apt update/upgrade, I get the following message in the terminal: Try Ubuntu Pro beta with a free personal subscription on up to 5 machines. Learn more at https://ubuntu.com/pro Does anyone know any way to get rid of this?
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How to fix missing GPG keys?

I have just installed Ubuntu 12.04 and I added some repo, and when I did apt-get update, I got missing gpg key. Following command seems to doesn't work for me: apt-get update 2> /tmp/keymissing; for key in $(grep "NO_PUBKEY" /tmp/keymissing |sed…
Fih
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How do I enable automatic updates?

Update Manager is constantly offering me updates (e.g. security fixes, updates from PPAs). How can I tell my Ubuntu installation to automatically download and install updates whenever they become available?
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