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.

sudo apt update
apt list --upgradable

Dry run mode

apt upgrade -s > update_log.txt

sudo apt upgrade -y

List the services that need

sudo needrestart -q -r l

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