#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu install#
#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu update#
#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu upgrade#

Now by giving the “ upgrade” command to our manager, we are in essence telling him to buy the latest available Macbook and replace the old ones!

#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu upgrade#

After running the sudo apt-get upgrade command, software_X will be updated to version 1.3.1.Ĭontinuing with our factory analogy, let us say all the workers are using a 2015 Macbook model for doing all computer tasks. output#2: sudo apt-get upgradeįor example say software_X has version 1.2.2 installed on our system, but a newer version, say 1.3.1 is available in the repo.

#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu install#

The packages mentioned in the following line have newer versions available no the repo and once you press “Y”(for yes) and press the “Enter” button, the apt application will download and install the updated packages on your Linux machine as shown in the screenshot below.

Your output might look a bit different than mine, but the important things to note here is the line that says “ The following packages will be upgraded:“. The output of the command “ sudo apt-get upgrade” is shown in the screenshot below output1: sudo apt-get upgrade

#Sudo apt upgrade kubuntu update#

The apt– get command is responsible for installation, removal, and updating of software in our system.Ī good analogy is to think of your computer as a factory and the apt-get command as the manager in that factory who is responsible for the installation of new equipment, removal of equipment that is no longer needed, and update desired equipment to their latest versions, while maintaining records of the equipment names and versions which are currently present in the factory. Let us start by exploring the answer to the question “What does the command apt– get do?” I can see that the above paragraph has too many “technical terms” (which I promised not to use!) but that is just the short version of the answer to explain the command “ sudo apt-get upgrade“, so do not worry if you don’t understand the meaning behind the command just yet!īy the end of this article we will get back to this short answer version and by that time I am sure you will be able to understand what every word meant in the short answer above! What is the meaning of the command “ sudo apt-get upgrade“? sudo apt-get upgrade is the command used to search for any available updates for the packages installed in our system, if there is, then download and apply them to make sure all the packages installed in our Linux system are up-to-date. Let us see what this command does, how it does that, and the reason you need to do this every time you need to install an app on your Linux computer.įor those of you in a hurry, here is the short version of the answer! The Short Version of the Answer In this article, I have tried to explain what this command means from a beginner’s perspective avoiding unnecessary “technical terms” and I have tried to keep this article concise so that you can get through the entire article in about 10 to 20 mins max!

I guess to beginners, it just feels like a magic spell to get something installed! I was just happy that I was able to type something in the Terminal and that it actually worked and did what I wanted it to do! I did not pay much attention to what I actually typed in.