upgrade−system − APT front−end to automate system upgrades
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.
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upgrade−system is run from the command line shell by the administrator. It performs the following actions:
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Resynchronize the index of available packages. |
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Upgrade all packages to their newest version. |
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Clean retrieved archives off the APT cache. |
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Remove no longer needed orphan packages. |
/etc/upgrade−system.conf
Because upgrade−system is an APT front-end, all precautions relating to APT configuration should be observed. See upgrade−system.conf(5).
Martin Zdrahal <martin DOT zdrahal AT konflux DOT at> made the original in 2003.
Martin−Eric Racine <q−funk AT iki DOT fi> wrote this manual page, packaged the Debian archive and added various enhancements in 2004.
apt−get(8), deborphan(1), update−menus(1), upgrade−system.conf(5).