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What’s the difference between apt-get upgrade vs dist-upgrade?

Posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 17, 2022

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The apt-get update part updates the local package cache and thus tells your system about the packages that can be upgraded.

However, many Linux users get confused between the use of apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade.

Are they the same, or is there a difference? In which cases should you use apt-get upgrade and when should you use apt-get dist-upgrade?

In this article, I’ll explain the difference between apt-get upgrade and dist-upgrade. I’ll also discuss how apt upgrade and apt full-upgrade do things differently.

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