On 2021-04-07, Keith Christian <keith1christ...@gmail.com> wrote: > Looking on the www, some people recommend using apt-get -y upgrade or > apt-get -y install to avoid the following message: > > "NNN packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list > --upgradable' to see them."
That's the message you receive after running 'apt update,' if there are new packages available for upgrade. > Is "apt" unable to perform an "upgrade," or am I missing a command > line option (e.g. force?) 'apt upgrade' is capable of upgrading; 'apt update' is designed to download package information from your configured sources. It is usually advised to run the latter before the former so you'll be working with the latest package information. > Thanks. --
