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| author | David B. Kinder <david.b.kinder@intel.com> | 2016-08-01 10:08:04 -0700 |
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| committer | Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky.perez-gonzalez@intel.com> | 2016-08-02 05:26:29 +0000 |
| commit | c9663f5424d59d8156a551fa8f654db7a521ed4b (patch) | |
| tree | daa6f6df4a763ef4c23e2f689cf0af7a176e5ba7 /doc | |
| parent | 2652c0e5a97259f1676ec89855da1058e27926c7 (diff) | |
doc: update linux update/upgrade instructions
Linux package update/upgrade instuctions were incomplete (on
Ubuntu the instructions updated the local database but didn't
actually do the upgrade). On Fedora, the dnf update command was
deprecated in favor of dnf upgrade.
Change-Id: I83e126cf924d9c3720fcfb77b0d5abda943a6af5
Jira: ZEP-516
Signed-off-by: David B. Kinder <david.b.kinder@intel.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst b/doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst index 4a9c597cf..2842d3702 100644 --- a/doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst +++ b/doc/getting_started/installation_linux.rst @@ -23,17 +23,25 @@ are beyond the scope of this document. Update Your Operating System **************************** -Before proceeding with the build, ensure your OS is up to date. On Ubuntu: +Before proceeding with the build, ensure your OS is up to date. On Ubuntu, +you'll first need to update the local database list of available packages +before upgrading: .. code-block:: console $ sudo apt-get update + $ sudo apt-get upgrade On Fedora: .. code-block:: console - $ sudo dnf update + $ sudo dnf upgrade + +Note that having a newer version available for an installed package +(and reported by ``dnf check-update``) does not imply a subsequent +``dnf upgrade`` will install it, because it must also ensure dependencies +and other restrictions are satisfied. .. _linux_required_software: |