Upgrade problem after system failure, help please...

[Liam Proven]

On 26 January 2017 at 00:19, Jay Ridgley <jridgley2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
> sudo apt-get check && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade


Wrong in multiple ways.

[1] Don't chain them unless you know what you're doing. No offence but
you don't appear to know. So don't.

[2]

> sudo apt-get check

Not needed.

> && sudo apt-get update

Obsolete. Use:

sudo apt update

> && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Obsolete. Use:

sudo apt full-upgrade

Optionally add ``-y'' on the end if you want to automate it, as you seem to.



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