Peter Ross via luv-main <luv-main@luv.asn.au> writes:
thanks. I did already. I used the GUI (and should never do this again;-) but realized it does not do the "apt-get update" behind the scenes.
The GUI should do this by itself, I believe, because it is there to allow the inexperienced user to keep his system secure without needing to use the terminal.
Yes, the GUI should do this. You might need to click a button or select a menu option first however to trigger it. Synaptic Package Manager, for example, has a big Reload button that looks like it should do the update operation. There are multiple GUIs out there, you haven't said which one you are using. You will find many people use the command line, so that will the only one they are familiar with. -- Brian May <brian@linuxpenguins.xyz> https://linuxpenguins.xyz/brian/