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

[James Freer]

On 31/01/2018, Harry Putnam <reader at newsguy.com> wrote:
> 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

I have found the same having only been using 'updater' for about a
month. I disabled it at startup as I find it irritating attempting to
do updates while I am working... so I disabled it again.

Between Synaptic (I prefer), apt and aptitude - I have found work
perfectly. At times aptitude can be too clever for its own good
although some of its advanced functions make her the #1 package
manager.

james