How do I see what updates are a available in the terminal
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Solution 1
You can run
sudo apt update && apt list --upgradable
That will first update the package list and then show available upgrades.
Solution 2
Try the following:
sudo apt-get update # Fetches the list of available updates
sudo apt-get upgrade # Strictly upgrades the current packages
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade # Installs updates (new ones)
If you want to see the sources where your updated are coming from run the following:
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list
Alternatively, under Ubuntu, open the Ubuntu Software Center and click the Updates tab, and it will display everything that can be updated inside the GUI.
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Pedro Aguiar
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Pedro Aguiar over 1 year
I have a server running Ubuntu 16, how do I find out what are the security updates and apply them?
How to choose the ones I want?
How do I know if they will not interfere with running app?
Thanks