Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
I usually don't do rant videos but I wanted to attract your attention to a rather trivial issue, if you can call it an issue.
Lately, apt command is getting features from Fedora's DNF package manager. And since it is already doing that, perhaps it is time that Debian also improves the way we update the system.
Wait! update or upgrade? Do we update our system or do we upgrade our system?
That thing is confusing itself because for most people, they are the same thing.
But in Debian and Ubuntu, "apt update" doesn't update the packages and system, it updates the package cache and then "apt upgrade" installs those updates.
It is is confusing for the beginners and honestly, doesn't make much sense to a seasoned Linux user as well.
I think since we are rewriting apt-get into friendlier apt command, something should be done about running two commands to do one job.
A video that explains the apt update and upgrade difference in detail: youtube.com/watch?v=tNT9Hm8fpOA
I usually don't do rant videos but I wanted to attract your attention to a rather trivial issue, if you can call it an issue.
Lately, apt command is getting features from Fedora's DNF package manager. And since it is already doing that, perhaps it is time that Debian also improves the way we update the system.
Wait! update or upgrade? Do we update our system or do we upgrade our system?
That thing is confusing itself because for most people, they are the same thing.
But in Debian and Ubuntu, "apt update" doesn't update the packages and system, it updates the package cache and then "apt upgrade" installs those updates.
It is is confusing for the beginners and honestly, doesn't make much sense to a seasoned Linux user as well.
I think since we are rewriting apt-get into friendlier apt command, something should be done about running two commands to do one job.
A video that explains the apt update and upgrade difference in detail: youtube.com/watch?v=tNT9Hm8fpOA
