---
name: "container-update"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "open-infrastructure-compute-tools"
version: "20250604-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/container-update"
---

# container-update(1)

Update the packages installed in a container

## NAME

container-update - Update the packages installed in a container

## SYNOPSIS

```
container update ['OPTIONS']
cnt u ['OPTIONS']
```

## DESCRIPTION

The **container update** command updates packages installed in a container.

## OPTIONS

The following **container update** options are available:

- **-n, --name='NAME':**

  Specify container name. Specifying 'ALL' will start all stopped container.

- **-f, --full-upgrade:**

  Runs an additional 'apt full-upgrade' after 'apt upgrade'.

- **-i, --interactive:**

  Prompt before every container update.

- **-r, --autoremove:**

  Runs an additional 'apt autoremove' after 'apt upgrade'.

- **-p, --purge:**

  Passing '--purge' to 'apt autoremove'.

- **-y\|--yes:**

  Passing 'yes' to all questions asked by the package manager.

## EXAMPLES

Update example.net container (apt update && apt upgrade):

sudo container update -n example.net

Update example.net container without asking questions (apt update && apt --yes upgrade):

sudo container update -n example.net -y

Full update of example.net container without asking questions (apt update && apt --yes upgrade && apt --yes full-upgrade):

sudo container update -n example.net -f -y

Full update of all container on the host, with asking questions and purging unused packages (apt update && apt upgrade && apt full-upgrade && apt autoremove):

sudo container update -n ALL -f -r -p -y

## SEE ALSO

```
compute-tools(7),
container(1).
```

## HOMEPAGE

More information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be found on the homepage ( \<https://open-infrastructure.net\> ).

## CONTACT

Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List \< \<software@lists.open-infrastructure.net\> \>.

Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System ( \<https://bugs.debian.org\> ).

## AUTHORS

compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann \< \<daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net\> \> and others.