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UPGRADE−SYSTEM

NAME

upgrade−system − APT front−end to automate system upgrades

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.

OPTIONS

None.

USAGE

upgrade−system is run from the command line shell by the administrator. It performs the following actions:

Resynchronize the index of available packages.

Upgrade all packages to their newest version.

Clean retrieved archives off the APT cache.

Remove no longer needed orphan packages.

FILES

/etc/upgrade−system.conf

SECURITY

Because upgrade−system is an APT front-end, all precautions relating to APT configuration should be observed. See upgrade−system.conf(5).

AUTHORS

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.

SEE ALSO

apt−get(8), deborphan(1), update−menus(1), upgrade−system.conf(5).

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