Debian Software Updates
Firmware Updates
Fwupd is a neat tool to help manage device firmware. It usually comes installed by default if you select a desktop environment from tasksel.
First, check if you have devices that support fwupd:
fwupdmgr get-devices
Check for updates:
fwupdmgr refresh
fwupdmgr get-updates
Install updates:
fwupdmgr update
If there are no devices on your system that have supported firmware, the package can be removed safely.
Checking for updates
sudo apt update
apt list --upgradable
Dry run mode
apt upgrade -s > update_log.txt
Apply all updates
sudo apt upgrade -y
Checking for pending restart
List the services that need
sudo needrestart -q -r l
Cleanup debian
Remove unneeded packages
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt autoclean
sudo apt clean
Cleanup an install to remove un-needed packages:
When using tasksel, lots of "baggage" will come along. I like to clean it up a little.
sudo apt remove gnome-games gnome-software gnome-software-common