How to Install Updates on Trisquel (Software Upgrade) - A guide for Beginners

Video instructions on how to install updates on Trisquel - A libre GNU/Linux distro. We covered software upgrade here (not dist-upgrade).

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Such an upgrade will update all the software installed on Trisquel in one go. This is good for keeping the system secure.

There are 2 ways to upgrade:

1) Through Software Updater (GUI)

2) Through Terminal (CLI)

Both are easy and fun.

For GUI, just launch Software Updater from menu. It is on System - Administration - Software Updater on normal Trisquel installation. Click "Check for Updates". It will fetch the latest software version information from internet. When complete, click "Install Now" to download and install the updates. Enter your password if it asks for it. After finished it may ask for a reboot.

The CLI method is my favorite and sometimes it takes less time than the GUI method. Launch a Terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T or from Accessories - MATE Terminal (on MATE version). Then enter:

sudo apt update

It may ask for your password. Enter it.

Then enter:

sudo apt upgrade

You can also run the update and upgrade with a single command:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade

or even silent:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

(The -y at the end skips asking for your confirmation.)

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