Spoiled by apt-get
I found myself back using Windows on my home computer because I don't (yet) have a Mathematica license for Linux (and there is no good free-software alternative). When I first loaded up, I had to replace my expired Norton Antivirus software with (free-as-in-beer) site-licensed school-provided McAfee Antivirus. Then, I noticed how old all my software was. I was using Mozilla 1.7 instead of Firefox/Thunderbird, an older subrevision of OpenOffice.org 1.1, and perhaps some other things as well. The firewall also complained that new security updates were available. The system itself gets updated automatically through Microsoft's auto-update, but to update all the other software, I would have to go to the individual websites and download new or upgrade versions, go through several installation screens and perhaps several reboot cycles. I updated the firewall and the antivirus software, but nothing else.
And, boy did I miss apt-get...
To upgrade all installed packages on the system:
localhost:~$ sudo apt-get update
[works its magic]
localhost:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[works its magic, asks questions as necessary...]
And, boy did I miss apt-get...
To upgrade all installed packages on the system:
localhost:~$ sudo apt-get update
[works its magic]
localhost:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
[works its magic, asks questions as necessary...]