Which linux distro are you using ?
Why like that and not using gui ?
Just out of interest as I tried that and several hours later failed so went with a clean new install on lmde.
I never update using the GUIā¦ I always update with āaptāā¦ Donāt use RPM based distros very much - but when I do - I update from TTY / terminal and āyumā or ādnfāā¦
I just do it via terminal 'cause then I can e.g.
- select the output if I want to search something (e.g. error message)
- save some output as a text file
- do it remotely from another computer
Itās just a āhabitā - but - I do manage a few hundred (thousand?) Linux servers and do all the updates via remote terminal session (i.e. ssh).
I also nearly ALWAYS install apps from terminal - if itās in a repo with āsudo apt install blahblahā or if itās a downloaded DEB file āsudo dpkg -i pkg.debā (or if itās an RPM distro āsudo rpm -ivh pkg.rpmā - Iām pretty sure that yum and dnf work just fine with local rpm files, but Iāve always done it ārpm -ivhā).
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CLI updates have one advantageā¦ you can script the output.
If something goes wrong you can go back and study the outout.
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Now I understand more, at a distance with many servers to do then easier option than log into each server grapically would not be easy. My wifeās son does something similar so we have talked about this together. I forget some of you have jobs and real things to deal with, mine are just home users.
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Never been an Administrator, tho I got my feet wet as backup one way back in the late 90ās. I could add users and perform backups and restores to tape using the tar command. I know how to update Linux thur the terminal, but Mintās GUI is so easy for a home user.
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One of the things that stops end users from thinking linux is command line, even now with gui many still think its needed.
But yes the mint updates are just so easy to do, hard bit is remembering your password.
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