By Brohemian
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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and a restart is usually required following the installation.
$ sudo shutdown -r now
# apt update
# apt full-upgrade
# reboot
An “apt upgrade” will install most package upgrades. In my experience, the last few stragglers tend to be kernel related; “apt full-upgrade” handles those guys.
After logging in, you can check for and apply new updates with:
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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