The process of updating all packages on a Linux system depends on the package manager used by the distribution. Here are some common package managers and the command to update all packages using the command line interface (CLI) for each:
- Debian-based systems (such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, etc.) use the
apt
package manager. The command to update all packages is:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
- Fedora-based systems use the
dnf
package manager. The command to update all packages is:
sudo dnf update
- Arch-based systems use the
pacman
package manager. The command to update all packages is:
sudo pacman -Syu
- CentOS-based systems use the
yum
package manager. The command to update all packages is:
sudo yum update
Before running the update command, it’s recommended to run a system update first to make sure the package manager itself is up to date, and to check the distribution’s news for any potential issues with the update.