Contents
[hide]- 1 Purpose
- 2 Environment
- 3 Single Line
- 4 Disable Kernel Updates
- 5 Updates Apt-Get Local DB
- 6 Install Upgrades
- 7 Enable Kernel Updates
- 8 Related Articles
- 9 Sources
Purpose
This article gives the steps to upgrade all the apt-get packages without updating the kernel on Ubuntu CLI.
Environment
- Ubuntu 14/15
Single Line
The sleep is to give a little time for the lock file to release after updating.
sudo apt-mark hold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic && sudo apt-get update && sleep 1 && sudo apt-get upgrade -y && sudo apt-mark unhold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic
Disable Kernel Updates
sudo apt-mark hold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic
Updates Apt-Get Local DB
sudo apt-get update
Install Upgrades
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
Enable Kernel Updates
sudo apt-mark unhold linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic
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