General question about updates apt-get upgrade

[Moodesstas]

Hi,

Just wondering, is it safe to use

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

in ProxMox environment ? In documentation I do not see such suggestion https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/System_Software_Updates

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. The dist-upgrade command may therefore 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.

 

[tom]

the docs seems clear, so why do you want to "apt-get upgrade"?

apt-get upgrade will break your system, so do NOT do this.

 

[Dunuin]

Using apt update && apt dist-upgrade or apt update && apt full-upgrade or pveupdate && pveupgrade would be fine in case you prefer CLI over webUI for upgrades.

 

[Moodesstas]

Thanks for clarifying.