How To Update Hostinger VPS Packages (Ubuntu OS)

Description

In this tutorial, you will learn how to update the Ubuntu OS Packages on your Hostinger VPS to keep the OS clean, secure and running efficiently.

In this tutorial, you’ll learn:

• What are Ubuntu OS Packages?
• How to check for available package updates?
• How to install package updates?
• How to clean up and auto-remove unused packages
• How to confirm that everything is updated on the Ubuntu OS?

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1. To see which package updates are available, run: apt list --upgradable
2. Refresh the list of available updates…“checking for new updates. sudo apt update
3. Install the updates sudo apt upgrade
4. Clean up unused packages sudo apt autoremove
5. Confirm everything is updated apt list --upgradable listing...done

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✅ Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:27 Who is this tutorial for?
00:35 Order of Update Operations
01:35 Launch VPS Browser Terminal
02:05 List package updates available
02:19 Refresh List (Check for Latest Updates)
02:49 Install Package Updates
03:44 Clean Up Unused Packages (Autoremove)
03:58 What is ‘sudo’ & ‘apt’?
05:17 Check for Available Packages
05:57 cloud-init package
07:46 Check For Available Updates
08:17 Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM)
08:41 Clear Terminal Window

🪜 The Steps:

1. Sign into Hostinger VPS
2. Click on ‘Browser Terminal’
3. List all package updates (apt list –upgradable)
4. Refresh the list of available updates (sudo apt update)
5. Install the updates (sudo apt upgrade)
6. Clean up unused packages (sudo apt autoremove)
7. Confirm everything is updated (apt list –upgradable)
8. Check for Listing…done