---
name: "upgrade-system"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "upgrade-system"
version: "1.9.8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/upgrade-system"
---

# upgrade-system(8)

Command for upgrading and sanitizing a Debian system

## 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:

- •

  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)](/upgrade-system.conf/5.md) for more details.

## FILES

- */etc/upgrade-system.conf*

  ## AUTHORS

Copyright © 2004-2024 Martin-Éric Racine \<martin-eric.racine@iki.fi\>\
 Copyright © 2004,2012 Christoph Schindler \<hop@30hopsmax.at\>\
 Copyright © 2003-2004 Martin Zdrahal \<martin.zdrahal@konflux.at\>

## LICENSE

GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**apt**(8)](/apt/8.md), [**upgrade-system.conf**(5)](/upgrade-system.conf/5.md).