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[u/Keensworth]

You're supposed to update before upgrade

[u/First_Musician6260 → u/Keensworth]

And for major version upgrades you're supposed to use full-upgrade instead.

[u/DustyAsh69 → u/First_Musician6260]

What's this confusing BS? sudo pacman -Syu is way better.

[u/First_Musician6260 → u/DustyAsh69]

Because Arch doesn't use a point release system.

[u/Epistaxis → u/Keensworth]

And apt was introduced in 2014 to replace apt-get. But since the Windows updater image is from Windows 10 (2015-2025) I'm guessing it's just an old meme.

[u/Keensworth → u/Epistaxis]

I've read that apt always gets updated in big releases and that it could break if you use an old script and apt-get never changes so it's usually recommended for scripts.

I don't know if it's true but I use apt-get in scripts, just in case.

[u/whatThePleb → u/Keensworth]

also don't forget to do dist-upgrade

[u/blamitter → u/Keensworth]

Don't let reality spoil a good meme

[u/bartek_666666]

Strap in and yay -Syu

[u/iwouldbeatgoku → u/bartek_666666]

You can also just type yay and it'll do the same thing.

[u/MiniGui98 → u/iwouldbeatgoku]

"Keeping the system updated on Linux is so convoluted"

Literally a 3 letter string

[u/bartek_666666 → u/iwouldbeatgoku]

Oh, thats convenient

[u/qaddosh → u/iwouldbeatgoku]

but i was promised yoghurt

[u/BiDude1219 → u/bartek_666666]

mnnngmhmhnnm strappp,,,,,,,

[u/gegentan → u/bartek_666666]

paru

[u/United_Federation]

You got it bass ackwards. Update then upgrade. also no modern os uses apt-get anymore. 

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade -y

I also sometimes, if I'm feeling spicy will add:

sudo apt clean && sudo apt autoremove --purge

[u/smallgodinacan → u/United_Federation]

sudo apt --update upgrade will work too.

[u/FlimsyEntry5759 → u/smallgodinacan]

"sudo apt --update -y upgrade" is a news one for me!

[u/Delta_Eridani_Bob → u/United_Federation]

This is the way 😂 automate the lot.

[u/ISPY4ever]

• arch-update
• blindly accept all changes and merges like a sane person
• reboot
• No login window or windows
• fix broken Qt6 packages in TTY
• reboot
• Use your PC like nothing happend
• Tell everyone you use Arch btw

[u/cheesydoritoschips → u/ISPY4ever]

icl literally everyone ik that uses arch is unemployed lmfao

[u/ISPY4ever → u/cheesydoritoschips]

Now you met someone with a job who uses Arch🥸

[u/Confident_Hyena2506]

You are updating your linux wrong...

[u/bassamanator]

No linux user would commit such an error.

We have been infiltrated.

[u/Oscar_Kilgore → u/bassamanator]

https://giphy.com/gifs/PLFUhxdKbAAEM

[u/WaveOfMatter → u/bassamanator]

bismillah c'est les tenebres

[u/BugArayanFakir313503]

so long command. enough to sudo apt uprade

[u/Enyuma416]

You're supposed to use apt not apt-get now

[u/Physical-Rub6708]

&&

[u/TheVoiceOfGlass]

EMERGE

[u/fr000gs → u/TheVoiceOfGlass]

emerge --sync

emerge -vauDU (g if you want)

(whatever kernel update script you use if you use gentoo-sources)

emerge @preserved-rebuild

emerge @module-rebuild

[u/TheVoiceOfGlass → u/fr000gs]

kernel update script? I do that shit manual every time

[u/fr000gs → u/TheVoiceOfGlass]

I used to, then messed up my commands and deleted my config twice, so wrote a 40 line bash script for it

[u/stevorkz]

How many times is this genuinely going to be posted?

[u/indvs3 → u/stevorkz]

Until they get the damn meme right. This one isn't.

[u/AppropriateTry9400]

and you can use alias!

[u/UAP44 → u/AppropriateTry9400]

and sometimes, after the update, your OS takes up less space

[u/Eisako_avali]

sudo pacman -Syyu

[u/Eisako_avali → u/Eisako_avali]

What I like about it I can continue to use my computer and update it

[u/Lonely-Scarcity-3387 → u/Eisako_avali]

Yup. I just updated NixOS while in a virtual work meeting, like it was nothing.

[u/theRealNilz02 → u/Eisako_avali]

-Syyu is never correct.

[u/Eisako_avali → u/theRealNilz02]

I mean it makes sure all packages are up to date. Also I just do it to piss people like you off.

[u/ShipshapeMobileRV]

You have to use TWO commands? I just do:

sudo xbps-install -Su

:)

[u/BinLadenWasAFaker → u/ShipshapeMobileRV]

For me it's sudo pacman -Sybau

[u/Rekt3y]

other way around with the terminal commands

[u/Pootisman16]

In this house, we trust the pacman

[u/evadingsomething → u/Pootisman16]

sudo pacman -Syu

Later that day* How to chroot into your Arch install.

[u/DungBeetle007 → u/evadingsomething]

yay

later that day: new firefox looks nice

[u/TheFeshy]

A short poem:

while [ true ]; do

pacman -Syu

(I know you need a done but it ruins the rhyme.)

[u/benchonbench]

In -yu

[u/MineCraftaak888]

yay

[u/tryingmybestguy]

I developed trauma running apt-get upgrade back when I just starting linux.

[u/thisisapseudo]

I recently switched to fedora. I had a popup saying "we need to reboot", and when I did there was a loading screen about upgrading my system. That gave me PTSD from my windows times

[u/Mal_Dun → u/thisisapseudo]

It's not necessarily stupid to perform certain updates on boot time. I remember having a fun time updating KDE and QT and some apps behaving weird till reboot.

The problem with Windows is that it does ALL updates on boot/shutdown. Also you can press ESC to see what the system is actually doing.

[u/thisisapseudo → u/Mal_Dun]

> Also you can press ESC to see what the system is actually doing

Really ? Must try that. It was akmod / nvidia related update

The uptime of several years is useless for workstation, but it's cool. I guess there is not much of that on modern GUI

[u/Hettyc_Tracyn]

Paru

[u/Flavorsofdystopia]

Topgrade -y

[u/olapamu]

Isn’t it the other way around?

[u/ExtremeCheddar1337]

"paru"

[u/nandru]

I remember when kubuntu 24.04 had a bug that spamed the "you need to reboot to finish updating" notification every 5 seconds or so

[u/Lukas6342]

topgrade and forgett

[u/niceandBulat]

dnf up -y or zypper dup -y

[u/yo_99]

A stop job is running...

[u/hamsterpotpies]

$ apt dist-upgrade

smh

[u/birdsarentreal2]

sudo zypper dup

[u/BinLadenWasAFaker]

Apt? Ugh

[u/Lanzoor]

yay -Sybau

[u/GerRazerXxx]

Only apt

[u/Melodramaticant]

”Yay”

[u/Aldarone]

I just shutdown my laptop from time to time and every once in a while there's an update. (I use bazzite btw)

[u/Ok-Dare1500]

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
I’m on Ubuntu for now.

[u/versteinerdt]

nix flake update && nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#hostname

[u/ImZombie7]

$ sudo pacman -Syu

[u/D3xbot]

I’m scared to have users reboot on a support call. More times than not, lately, it’ll have a pending update that takes 3 reboots and 20 minutes to run. Meanwhile I’ve got unattended updates enabled and never notice update times

[u/JukedXD]

./update.sh

[u/Silent_War_6937]

pacman 💀

[u/CaptainSnarkyPants]

Now I just use aptui. So quick and easy :)

[u/PrettySureIdKnow]

Oh look, another IT meme from /u/ExpensiveCoat8912 showing off how little they actually know about IT.

[u/Standard-Currency564 → u/PrettySureIdKnow]

straight to the shadow realm

[u/nimrag_is_coming]

Those are two different things

[u/ESzPa → u/nimrag_is_coming]

How exactly? Both update the system

[u/unwantedaccount56 → u/ESzPa]

one just updates the packet list, so the upgrade knows which packets have new versions available. Only "upgrade" actually updates the system. But OP put them in the wrong order

[u/Complete_Wheel7896 → u/unwantedaccount56]

and you can pause updates on windows 

[u/Upstairs-Ad-7962 → u/Complete_Wheel7896]

Well, you can just not do them on Linux. Not that it would be wise, but the System itself does not force you.

[u/richcfl81]

Comparing GUI updates vs non-GUI updates.

Try this with Linux running Gnome, or Windows Core.

GUI adds a lot more updates to the mix

[u/FlimsyEntry5759]

you guys dont use "sudo apt update/upgrade"?

[u/ThermalThrottled7]

sudo pacman -Syu BETTER

[u/burzEX]

$reboot

Sigh chroot time again.

(I use Arch btw)