[GLLUG] apt

[Thomas Hruska]

Jordan Robison wrote:
> How do I force an update though apt? I thought I was doing it right but I
> guess I was wrong.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

That works for me.  It downloads a list of all packages that need 
updating (first command) and then upgrades them (second command).  You 
may encounter problems if your Internet connection is flaky, but at 
least apt-get won't install bogus packages.

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