How to update debian packages via cli or terminal?
This article describes how to update and display installed packages under the operating system Debian via terminal.
To update the packages in Debian not many commands are necessary. First the package sources are updated and then the packages themselves.
Additionally you can check before the update which packages can be updated at all.
Checking for updates
apt updateView available updates
apt list --upgradableInstall Upgrades
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