{nav icon=home, name=Main Page > icon=thumbs-o-up, name=General Recommendations > name=Upgrading packages} Updating list of packages and upgrading them --- NOTE: Always do update and upgrade before installing any package. == Update software repos == Run in terminal (type the command and hit ENTER) following command: {icon terminal}`sudo apt update` == Upgrade system == Run: {icon terminal}`sudo apt upgrade` You can also execute {icon terminal}`sudo apt full-upgrade` to force all packages to upgrade. == One-line command == One-line command to update repos and upgrade system afterwards: {icon terminal}`sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade`