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| LXLE utilizes automatic security updates and installation by default; doing so in the background during idle time. | LXLE utilizes automatic security updates and installation by default; doing so in the background during idle time. | ||
| - | All other updates are performed by checking the update manager located in | + | All other updates are performed by synaptic package manager located in |
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| - | __Preferred update method.__ | + | |
| **Menu>System Tools>Synaptic** | **Menu>System Tools>Synaptic** | ||
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| * Mark Additional (if needed) | * Mark Additional (if needed) | ||
| - | To save memory there is no update "checker" daemon running in the background. Between automatic security updates and your own boredom/memory to check for updates, your system should be just fine, why waste resources when you can just check every once in a while. | + | To save memory there is no update "checker" daemon running in the background. |
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| - | To upgrade to a new release of the core components of the operating system the following tutorial works fine. | + | |
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| - | http://lawrit.lawr.ucdavis.edu/it-help-center/how-to/upgrading-ubuntu-via-command-line | + | |
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| - | *Note upgrading to a new release will simply upgrade the core components on older machines I tend to either not upgrade to the new LTS release or if I do to do a backup of my files and complete reinstall. | + | |
