Maddison@sh.itjust.works to Linux@sh.itjust.works · 1 年前Why should I run sudo apt update before installing a package? Why!?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhy should I run sudo apt update before installing a package? Why!?Maddison@sh.itjust.works to Linux@sh.itjust.works · 1 年前message-square15fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareforwardvoid@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 年前It updates the package lists APT uses. You don’t have to run update before installing. But you could be installing the previous version of the application. For instance if you never run update, the upgrade command won’t do anything. Edit: spelling
It updates the package lists APT uses. You don’t have to run update before installing. But you could be installing the previous version of the application. For instance if you never run update, the upgrade command won’t do anything.
Edit: spelling
thanks!