Updating Apps
Updating Apps
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Keeping your system up to date
Manual update
- Start Software and click the reload button in upper left corner:
- Wait for the upgrades to download:
- Click the Restart & Install button to install the updates:
NOTE: You can also update via command line, if you care for more control and details.
Automatic updates
You can setup automatic check for updates using GNOME extensions.
- Start Software and click Add-Ons, GNOME shell extensions list will open:
- Press CTRL+F to open show search bar, and enter "apt update":
- Open Apt Update Indicator, then click the Install button:
- When installed, click the Run button to open the extension's settings:
- Click the Notifications gear and turn it on:
- Then go to the Advanced Settings tab and select your upgrade method—if you select Launch gnome-software, Software Center will be used to execute actual upgrade. You can also go for Custom:
- ...and enter the apt upgradecommand:
- When there are updates available:
- ...you can simply click Apply updates:
- ...and your preferred way of upgrading will show up (step 6). If you have selected custom method, then a Terminal will open, you will need to enter your password and hit ENTER:
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- mladen
- Last Edited
- Nov 6 2017, 12:15