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Questions tagged [update]

For questions regarding how to update the Pi's operating systems, programming languages, and applications (both native and external). Consider also tagging with the program or OS that you are updating if appropriate.

Note that update is a command used with apt, the package management system used on Raspbian and other Debian derived GNU/Linux distributions such as Ubuntu. This command is distinct from upgrade (see man apt for more details).

This tag does not refer specifically either of these, but is appropriate for questions about their use; it may also be used on on questions that have nothing to do with apt but do concern the general concept of updating or upgrading. Tag-wise here, upgrade is a synonym for update (i.e., they are the same).

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Updating a configured RPi - effects on configurations and settings etc

Suppose I've spent a bit of time configuring an RPi just the way I want, but then I need to make updates, both to the distro and to the installed software. In this question, how to update is covered: How do I update software and firmware? My…
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Reboot required after apt-get update; apt-get upgrade?

Is it necessary to reboot after an apt-get update; apt-get upgrade? Or can I just continue to execute apt-gets and installs and hold off on the reboot?
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How to upgrade GNU nano to newer version?

So far nano seems my favorite terminal editor, but I noticed I have pretty old GNU nano 2.2.6 While latest is GNU nano 2.8.6. I tried: sudo apt-get install nano but it said I already using newest version, while it's obviously not true. Could anyone…
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Unmet dependencies when installing expect and libiw-dev

Every time I run the command sudo apt-get upgrade this is what I get. What should I do? Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct…
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apt-get dist-upgrade interrupted

I got my first ever Raspberry Pi in the mail yesterday and today I thought it might need some updates as it's brand new. I used: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade And all was fine, until the terminal showed a prompt asking what…
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Taskbar flashes grey

After an update a few months ago, the taskbar on the desktop disappeared and was replaced with a flashing grey bar. I am running Jessie and am getting the following errors when running an update: sub process returned with error code (1) dependency…
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Upgrades possible on a Raspberry Pi

What are the possible upgrades one can perform on a Raspberry Pi (Model B) in terms of SD card capacity, etc., using a USB hub to increase the number of available USB ports? I understand the memory is soldered on to the board, so it can not be…
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Update error (Err:7 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch/main armhf Packages)

by runnign sudo apt-get update -y command i get this errors: pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo apt-get update -y Get:1 http://raspbian.raspberrypi.org/raspbian stretch InRelease [15.0 kB] Get:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch InRelease [25.4…
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fatal: write error: No space left on device MiB | 127 KiB/s fatal: index-pack failed

I have 8GB Kingston Memory card but when i am trying to Update my RPi it gives this error after 80% loading, sudo rpi-update I don't know what is happening , I have done this update before on the same SD card and it went alright. But this time it…
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How to stop the programming language part from updating?

I am using the latest Raspbian and I am not a programmer. Therefore, I don't want the programming part of Raspbian. Does this part get updated every time Raspbian updates? How can I stop the programming module from updating, so that I can save…
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How to install Pipewire from backports to Bookworm - dependency hell

I need a newer version of Pipewire (>= 1.0.2) on my RPi 4 than is shipped with the current stable RaspberryPi OS (Pipewire 0.3). I looked at Debian's Bookworm backports and voilà, there is Pipewire 1.0.3 there! So I added the backports repo to my…
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Configuring/scheduling weekly updates for RPi 3

So I've been reading across the web on this, but can't find a good guide on how to set this up. I gave my parent's a Raspberry Pi 3 that I have installed pi-hole and zerotier on to give them some network wide ad-blocking, as well as giving me a VPN…
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Can i update a SD card that has been used with a PI3 on a PI 4 for firmware for SSD?

I have an old SD card that was used with a PI3. Like a lot of people at the time i never did an update for it.I have recently got a PI 4, can i use the card in my PI 4 and update it for the firmware to boot from SSD?.Or do you have to do all that…
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Unattended upgrade removed core packages

I'm using unattended upgrades on my RPi server which is running production grade personal servers (mail server, wordpress, nextcloud). Last night, the unattended upgrade uninstalled a lot of package as if it was an "auto remove" : Unattended upgrade…
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``Not enough free disk space'' message when trying a do-release-upgrade from ubuntu 16.04 to 18.04 on a RPi 3 B

Upgrade response: The upgrade has aborted. The upgrade needs a total of 49.5 M free space on disk '/boot'. Please free at least an additional 5,374 k of disk space on '/boot'. You can remove old kernels using 'sudo apt autoremove' and you could…
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