NAME
upgrade-system - Command for upgrading and sanitizing a Debian system
SYNOPSIS
upgrade-system
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:
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Synchronize the list of available Debian packages.
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Upgrade all installed packages to their newest versions.
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Recursively uninstall all obsolete package dependencies.
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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
AUTHORS
Copyright © 2004-2024 Martin-Éric Racine <[email protected]>
Copyright © 2004,2012 Christoph Schindler <[email protected]>
Copyright © 2003-2004 Martin Zdrahal <[email protected]>
LICENSE
GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.