How can I update the base Raspbian operating system?
Is it safe?
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Marco Buratto Answered question
In order to udpate the Raspian base OS, login via SSH as root, then:
apt update
apt dist-upgrade
The Raspbian operating system moves from older to newer Debian releases without changing repositories: it may happen that a system update (rarely) brakes the digital signage stack.
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As the time of writing, in order to update to a new Raspberry Slideshow release, you have to download the whole .img file, this is because sometimes a system update brakes the digital signage stack and I can guarantee only what I test…
So, please drop me an email if you are entitled for updates.
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You can do:
apt update
apt upgrade
For updating only packages that are on the system already, to try minimizing the risk of bricking the system.