[lubuntu-users] how to run the pkg updater from cmd line

[Harry Putnam]

Eric Bradshaw
<ericbradshaw at computers4christians.org>
writes:

Harry wroteL

> Lubuntu-17.10
> lxde desktop
>
> How does one run the gui updater that pops up on the desktop showing
> available updates, from the command line.
>
> If I ssh into the box how can I run that tool.  What is it called?
>
> I would normally run `aptitude full-upgrade' but having done that I
> see the updater does not agree and that there are still updates
> available

Eric replied:

> Harry Putnam,
>
> As far as I know, the tool is named APT for Advanced Packaging Tool.
> When first setting up a computer (new install), the actual commands I
> run are:

[...] Snipped a very solid explanation of how this is done.

Thank you sir, for the full, clear explanation