Apt full-upgrade the correct equivalent for apt-get dist-upgrade applies package upgrades as well if they require either the install of new packages or the removal of conflicting installed packages.

Dist-upgrade vs full-upgrade. Apt full-upgrade performs the same function as apt-get dist-upgrade. You only download the packages that need to be upgraded thus using a lot less bandwidth. In our previous guide we fleshed out the differences between apt update and apt upgrade.

In any case the reason for Aptitudes name-switch I think is that dist-grade was always a bit confusing. In this tutorial we look at apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade commands and seek to understand the difference and when each is used. How to Dist-upgrade Kali Linux.

Aptitude has been using new command names. I could imagine apt-get switching names as well but Im using Lenny so I dont know about newer versions of apt-get. It will download the upgrade files then prompt for a reboot to install them similar to a system update.

In addition to this it also handles changing dependencies with the latest versions of the package. Then I run full-upgrade if some packages must be removed or added. Apt upgrade will upgrade currently-installed packages and install new packages pulled in by updated dependencies.

What this second command does is similar to what the first does but during the update it will make several queries about the configuration of the packages. Or from Debian Buster to the next Debian release. Autoremove will do just this.

Doing a live upgrade has advantages as well as disadvantages. Full-upgrade apt-get8 performs the function of upgrade but will remove currently installed packages if this is needed to upgrade the system as a whole. Full-upgrade and safe-upgrade for awhile now.