How to Update CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu and Debian Systems
Important: When running any updates, do not interrupt the process as it can cause your VPS to break.
On CentOS:
Perform the system update and then apply system modifications by restarting the system:
yum update
To reboot the system,
reboot
On AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux:
The distribution is similar to CentOS and the yum
package manager will work, but you can use the following command to update the system:
dnf update
Reboot the system using the below command,
reboot
On Ubuntu or Debian:
Update the list of packages which can be updated:
apt-get update
Then, install updates and apply them by restarting the system:
apt-get dist-upgrade
To reboot the system,
reboot
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