I always have at least one terminal window open.
I do all my system management through the terminal, as much as possible. It's just easier and faster. It's also consistent - across a wide variety of systems. The package manager might be different, so you'll account for that when it's time.
So, all I do is upgrade/update through the terminal.
This is also a good time to show you something else. The 'apt' command has a solid man page, one that's easy enough for beginners to parse.
So, to learn what those commands are doing:
Then, read that - specifically read the commands that are being used in the longer command I gave you a earlier. This man page (manual page) is pretty easy to grasp - at least with what you'll need to know. You can also use:
Whichever you prefer, for this command.
As an exercise, you should look at those pages and learn what the commands are doing to your system. Running unknown commands you find online could lead you to heartbreak and hoping your backup processes are solid.
Before blindly entering a command, you should probably know what it's doing to your system. You can always ask questions here about what a command will do. This place is also moderated, so anyone intentionally suggesting commands that'd harm your system would be called out. It's a little safer here.
I do all my system management through the terminal, as much as possible. It's just easier and faster. It's also consistent - across a wide variety of systems. The package manager might be different, so you'll account for that when it's time.
So, all I do is upgrade/update through the terminal.
This is also a good time to show you something else. The 'apt' command has a solid man page, one that's easy enough for beginners to parse.
So, to learn what those commands are doing:
Code:
man aptThen, read that - specifically read the commands that are being used in the longer command I gave you a earlier. This man page (manual page) is pretty easy to grasp - at least with what you'll need to know. You can also use:
Code:
info aptWhichever you prefer, for this command.
As an exercise, you should look at those pages and learn what the commands are doing to your system. Running unknown commands you find online could lead you to heartbreak and hoping your backup processes are solid.
Before blindly entering a command, you should probably know what it's doing to your system. You can always ask questions here about what a command will do. This place is also moderated, so anyone intentionally suggesting commands that'd harm your system would be called out. It's a little safer here.
