upgrade-system - Command for upgrading and sanitizing a Debian system
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Description
upgrade-system is an APT front-end that simplifies regular upgrading of Debian systems, only requiring an
administrator's intervention whenever updated packages necessitate the configuration of new features.
The command sequentially performs the following operations:
• Synchronize the list of available Debian packages.
• Upgrade all installed packages to their newest versions.
• Recursively uninstall all obsolete package dependencies.
• Clean retrieved archives off the APT cache.
Environment
Setting the FLAUSCH environment variable enables useful advanced system sanitization features. See
upgrade-system.conf(5) for more details.
Files
/etc/upgrade-system.conf
License
GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
Name
upgrade-system - Command for upgrading and sanitizing a Debian system
See Also
apt(8), upgrade-system.conf(5). https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/upgrade-system 2004-02-16 UPGRADE-SYSTEM(8)
Synopsis
upgrade-system
