How long does it take to apt-get upgrade?

How long does it take to apt-get upgrade?

The Distribution Upgrade pane will track the upgrade process and allow you to monitor progress. As the process is dependent on both your network connection and the performance of your computer, the upgrade could take anything from ten or 20 minutes to an hour or more.

Should I do sudo apt upgrade?

APT still needs you to issue this command, as it doesn’t want to remove anything without your consent. Removing these old packages will free up some disk space and keep your system running clean. It’s most common to run it right after upgrading.

What does sudo apt-get upgrade do?

What does sudo apt-get upgrade command do? You run sudo apt-get upgrade to install available upgrades of all packages currently installed on the system from the sources configured via sources. list file. New packages will be installed if required to satisfy dependencies, but existing packages will never be removed.

Why does sudo apt upgrade take so long?

Computer processor speed and Internet connection speed are going to play a large part in how long it takes to complete upgrades. If you have a slow Internet connection it will take longer to download the packages before the upgrade process can begin.

Is apt get upgrade safe?

When you run apt-get upgrade it updates all installed packages on your system. It is perfectly safe (unless you cut it off before it finishes) as all packages are from the repos (you should only install one’s you trust) and are (probably) well tested before uploading.

What was difference with apt-get update and apt-get upgrade?

apt-get update updates the list of available packages and their versions, but it does not install or upgrade any packages. apt-get upgrade actually installs newer versions of the packages you have. After updating the lists, the package manager knows about available updates for the software you have installed.

What does Y mean in Linux?

-y , –yes , –assume-yes. Automatic yes to prompts; assume “yes” as answer to all prompts and run non-interactively. If an undesirable situation, such as changing a held package, trying to install a unauthenticated package or removing an essential package occurs then apt-get will abort.

Is dist-upgrade safe?

Apt-get dist-upgrade has a smart conflict resolution system, so it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages, at the expense of those deemed less important. Apt-get upgrade does not remove packages, it only upgrades. Can you use sudo apt-get dist-upgrade as your regular upgrade tool? Certainly.

What happened to apt-get update on Linux?

Over the last month, an odd issue tripped up Linux distributions that use apt-get for updating and upgrading. Upon issuing the command sudo apt-get update, the process would stall when connecting with any of the default repositories or slow to a crawl when downloading headers during the update process.

How long does apt-get take to install?

Had to wait 10 minutes for each apt-get install. I suggest you begin by measuring your typical Internet/network throughput using one of the performance checking sites. One possibility is www.speedtest.net.

How long does it take to update to the latest update?

It takes about 30 minutes max to update if you have a decent connection. I just did one but it depends on wethre you have lots of updates or just a few. First time update is what I did and took about 15 minutes.

Why does Ubuntu take so long to update?

If you have a few dozen ppa’s that are down or abandoned or really slow, that can make an update slow. It should also give you an error message every time it can’t connect to one. Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!