Technology Tales

Notes drawn from experiences in consumer and enterprise technology

A quick way to do an update

8^th August 2008

Here's a quick way to get the latest updates on your PC using the command line if you are using Ubuntu or Debian:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Of course, you can split these commands up if you prefer to look before you leap. At the very least, it's so much slicker than the GUI route.

Cleaning up Ubuntu

1^st June 2008

Uninstalling software still leaves any dependencies that came with them in place, so a quick way to get rid of any detritus is always useful. Here's a command that achieves this in a painless manner:

apt-get autoremove

Just say yes to what it suggests, to allow it on its way.

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