Can I update kali linux with different methods?

[kjt88]

I've looked everywhere on the internet and this topic is not covered.

I was able to update kali linux today using the terminal. I used: apt-get update. Then I wrote apt-get upgrade. I did yes to everything.

The upgrade had completed after 30 minutes.

Yet I go through the click interface in settings>details>checkforupgrades and an upgrade is there waiting for me, even though I just did the upgrade via the terminal.

Now I've been waiting a good 10 minutes and the latter upgrade is still going on.

What gives? Why is it still upgrading through the latter method and which way is better?

[Mister_X]

It probably does 'apt dist-upgrade'. There is a difference between both and google has the answer (or you can search other posts I've answered, I probably linked it a few times).

[kjt88]

Okay yes that would make sense.

I don't know if it also had something to with loading the VM via kali linux vbox vs. kali linux iso. I notice only the 2 upgrade methods apply to downloading kali linux vbox, but not iso.

I don't know where your links to similar posts would be because I searched on this topic and found nothing related. I wasn't even thinking that apt-get dist-upgrade would be the reason why.

[jack331]

By using the command line console you can update the system, because it is faster and more reliable. But if you prefer a graphical interface, then in the menu, find the Software item and run.

[kjt88]

Ok thank you. Yes, I tested these methods out and dist-upgrade has overwritten the graphical upgrade option.

[Mister_X]

The provided Kali VM is installed using the ISO.

I did a quick google search 'apt dist-upgrade vs apt upgrade' and this is the first link explaining: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1946...t-dist-upgrade

upgrade
upgrade is used to install the newest versions of all packages
currently installed on the system from the sources enumerated in
/etc/apt/sources.list. Packages currently installed with new
versions available are retrieved and upgraded; under no
circumstances are currently installed packages removed, or packages
not already installed retrieved and installed. New versions of
currently installed packages that cannot be upgraded without
changing the install status of another package will be left at
their current version. An update must be performed first so that
apt-get knows that new versions of packages are available.

dist-upgrade
dist-upgrade in addition to performing the function of upgrade,
also intelligently handles changing dependencies with new versions
of packages; apt-get has a "smart" conflict resolution system, and
it will attempt to upgrade the most important packages at the
expense of less important ones if necessary. So, dist-upgrade
command may remove some packages. The /etc/apt/sources.list file
contains a list of locations from which to retrieve desired package
files. See also apt_preferences(5) for a mechanism for overriding
the general settings for individual packages.

[kjt88]

Hi, yes I've read this post before.

However, it did not mention the difference between upgrading through the graphical interface or the terminal.

Both of the examples of apt-upgrade and apt-dist-upgrade are only for answering the questions of the terminal issue. I was curious of the graphical interface issue which wasn't on there.

But, thank you. You were right with how the graphical interface is configured to use the apt-dist-upgrade function.