• @riodoro1
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    2110 months ago

    You want to know what the store actually has in stock before buying.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      310 months ago

      actually, every morning I wake, I update first thing, so I guess, I found it somewhat useless

      • @[email protected]
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        710 months ago

        You don’t have to do this. Run something like apticron if you want to make sure you don’t miss security updates or want everything on the latest version all the time.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          210 months ago

          actually, I like updating :') I have some free time and I like looking at package names (that’s a call for help)

  • @[email protected]
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    1510 months ago

    It’s not necessarily required but it is strongly suggested in case the package you are installing requires the latest version of a dependency.

  • @[email protected]
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    10 months ago

    It updates the package lists APT uses. You don’t have to run update before installing. But you could be installing the previous version of the application. For instance if you never run update, the upgrade command won’t do anything.

    Edit: spelling

  • @Lammy
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    610 months ago

    The god of penguins will punish you if you do not follow his will.

    Tux has spoken.

  • @Shikadi
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    410 months ago

    If you don’t, you can end up with dependency issues. Or at the very least you might install old out of date packages