How to install all updates via terminal?

[kerryhall]

I have noticed that I still get the update manager popping up after doing a:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

and installing all updates. It appears that updates can be in one or both categories:
GUI update manager
terminal update manager

Since I am seeing the GUT update manager ask to install packages that are not mentioned by the terminal update manager.

How do I install all updates via the terminal only?

[lukeiamyourfather]

They are both the same as far as I know. What kind of updates is the GUI showing? Are they distribution upgrades or individual packages?

[black veils]

you need to do

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

this does not do a version upgrade, it is the equivalent of what the GUI method uses.

[lukeiamyourfather]

you need to do

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

this does not do a version upgrade, it is the equivalent of what the GUI method uses.

What's the difference? Just newer kernels?

[black veils]

upgrade only updates software already on the system, it does not remove or add anything else.

dist-upgrade allows also the removal of obsolete packages, when it required by installing something new, for example. i am not good at explaining, but upgrade alone is a stunted way to do things, so you will get errors sometimes, as it is restricted.

EDIT:
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspo...confusion.html

[kerryhall]

In the GUI updater, I'm seeing various kernel packages and other things. I should have done a screenshot of it. Maybe I will in a few weeks or so.

So it sounds like:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Is the command I should be using.

Thanks for the help everyone!