Does software update application in ubuntu 14.04 like sudo apt-get update command?
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Yes it is called "Software Updater". type in dash and launch it.– αғsнιηOct 19, 2014 at 18:39
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@ThomasW. Are you sure this is a duplicate? I think the OP is asking more if the software center uses apt-get update vs what apt-get update actually does. It is possible he doesn't know either, but I think (with your answer below) this might be worth leaving.– SethOct 20, 2014 at 3:40
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Yes. Mr Seth what you said is correct. I know what apt-get update actually does, and I wanted to know if software center uses same command or similar. Thanks for your help.– ehrnd21Aug 2, 2015 at 17:17
1 Answer
The Software Update application is just a GUI frontend to the apt
and dpkg
backends in the command line, which actually maintain and manage the packages.
The ultimate underlying commands being run are about equivalent to sudo apt-get update
when you hit "Refresh" or "Check for Updates". The about-equivalent command being run when you have all the packages selected in the graphical list of packages is sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
, or for specific packages selected and others not selected, sudo apt-get install PACKAGE1 PACKAGE2 PACKAGE3 ...
(where PACKAGE#
is just a placeholder for selected packages).
Ultimately, apt-get update
, apt-get upgrade
, and the Software Update application are just different interfaces to the same goal - the updating of packages in the system, ultimately handled by dpkg
in the end.