I loged into my droplet and got the following message:
7 packages can be updated.
7 updates are security updates.
I did:
apt-get udate
apt-get upgrade
and nothing was installed.
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After logging in, you can check for and apply new updates with:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
This is great, thanks!
Can you add this to a shell script, then add it to a cron?
I logged into my droplet, Ubuntu 16.04 and got the following message:
7 packages can be updated.
7 updates are security updates.
I did these commands:
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo shutdown -r now
Logged back in, and I now see this message:
Welcome to Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64)
0 packages can be updated.
0 updates are security updates.
Worked for me on Ubuntu 16.04.
Hi thanks for the help.
I have one doubt, once I used the sudo shutdown -r now command how do I start it again?
Basically my doubt is that whether sudo shutdown -r now command works as a shutdown command or a restart command??
This worked for me when…
$ sudo su
# apt-get update
# apt-get upgrade
… did not.
I found the answer to this so I’m posting the solution for anyone else with the same issue.
You need to use apt-get dist-upgrade It will not upgrade to a new Ubuntu release. It will just install available updates for the Ubuntu release you already have installed.
http://askubuntu.com/questions/215267/will-apt-get-dist-upgrade-upgrade-my-system-to-newer-version
Further:
“ dist-upgrade in addition to performing the function of upgrade,
also intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions
of packages; apt-get has a "smart” conflict resolution system, and
it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the
expense of less important ones if necessary. So, dist-upgrade
command may remove some packages. The /etc/apt/sources.list file
contains a list of locations from which to retrieve desired package
files. See also apt_preferences(5) for a mechanism for overriding
the general settings for individual packages. “
http://askubuntu.com/questions/194651/why-use-apt-get-upgrade-instead-of-apt-get-dist-upgrade
try with: sudo apt-get update
I’m having the same problem.
When logging in, I see
138 packages can be updated.
68 updates are security updates.
I do sudo apt-get update
I am prompted for and provide the password.
Then, a bunch of stuff scrolls by and some is downloaded.
I logout, and then again login.
And, alas, I see the very same
138 packages can be updated.
68 updates are security updates.
Is this normal? This seems a serious issue, since apparently all those security
updates are not being installed.
sudo apt-get updateonly updates the information about what packages/versions are available. You need to follow it withsudo apt-get upgrade. Then restart your droplet:sudo shutdown -r now. Hope that helps!Update won’t do it, you need to Upgrade, then reboot the server. Shutdown with a time delay is polite if others may be logged in doing things, otherwise save time (and keystrokes) by just using reboot.
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo reboot