7. Scripts

Some scripts are included to help with system administration.

7.1. apt-upgrade

Command apt-upgrade performs a full system update. This is similar to running apt update, followed by upgrade, dist-upgrade, autoremove, and clean.

Flatpak and Snap packages, and packages installed by deb-get are also updated.

Example:

apt-upgrade 

Note

eatmydata is used to speed-up the installation by avoiding unnecessary disk synchronization calls. This is 2 to 3 times faster than using apt install directly.

7.2. apt-install

Command apt-install will install the specified packages. This is similar to running apt install

Example:

apt-install smplayer

Note

eatmydata is used to speed-up the installation by avoiding unnecessary disk synchronization calls. This is 2 to 3 times faster than using apt install directly.

7.3. apt-remove

Command apt-remove will remove the specified packages. This is similar to running apt autoremove --purge.

Unneeded dependencies are removed along with specified packages.

Example:

apt-remove libreoffice