TropicalDingdong

i guess its about time..

https://lemmy.world/post/48597246

Jun 24 at 9:19pmWeb
Show threadslazer2au5d ago
When I forget to update a Ubuntu VM for a week.
Show threadTropicalDingdong5d ago
i’m like 80/20 if this is just going to straight bork the machine.
Show threadslazer2au5d ago
Show threadTropicalDingdong5d ago
Show threadslazer2au5d ago

Execute order

Sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -y

Needs a more concise order name…

Show threadSkullgrid5d ago
nano .bash_alias

At the end of the file

alias executeOrder="Sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt auto remove -y"

Ctrl+X
Enter.

Source .bash_alias

There. Now it’s executeOrder

Edit : .bash_alias(es?) should be in the home folder. Switch to it with cd ~

Show threadloweffortname5d ago

Tiny nits:

  • apt dist-upgrade is more pitentially destructive.
  • It’s apt autoremove (no spaces)

    • Otherwise, I do this evwry morning on my work machine. It’s very satisfying to have updates.

    Show threadJackbyDev5d ago
    There’s a flag for upgrade that will do an update as well. I don’t have it memorized, but you don’t need to “update and upgrade” anymore.
    Show threadfuckwit_mcbumcrumble5d ago

    that’s what backups are for.

    If it’s a vm then snapshots are a godsend. Update didn’t work? Revert.

    Show threadViceversa5d ago
    So much hassle just for routine update. Windows seems more stable in comparison.
    Show thread9bananas4d ago

    windows just completely screwed up another update…it’s like, what, the 5th or so this year alone? so almost every month or so they screw up real big.

    including some that bricked systems completely…

    at least atomic distros let you roll back without hassle…

    Show threadViceversa4d ago
    More like 2nd or 3rd. And with Linux it’s a lottery every time.
    Show thread9bananas4d ago

    that’s a gross overgeneralization:

    with arch maybe, but not all distros are like that.

    also important: W11 is a paid service. people are paying for those broken updates. the bar is a lot higher when money is involved.

    Show threadfloquant5d ago
    You either test your backups or your lack of backups tests you
    Show threadSkullgrid5d ago

    This feels relevant, I recently did my first apt upgrade because I was a dumbass and should have done npm/npx upgrade.

    So… The quick trial of a new API/SDK turned into a pant shitting wait to see if I broke my system

    Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 5d ago

    Me when I reinstall a game from Steam that I also modded through the Steam Workshop.

    Game installs in 5 minutes. The next hour (or day if it was ARMA 3; all the custom maps are HUGE) is the worshop mods getting downloaded and installed 😭

    Show threadnotthebees5d ago
    Arma3 mods were the reason that I learned steam cli has an insanely low ttl.
    Show thread🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 5d ago
    Steam is the only thing I have ever seen hit network speeds that hit the limit of what I pay for from my ISP.
    Show threadnotthebees5d ago
    I had 100 Mbps internet. It hit the full limit but some of those mods were BIG.
    Show threadIoughttamow5d ago
    Shit is snappy as hell
    Show threadgrue5d ago
    Your ISP must have a colocated Steam cache.
    Show threadSkaveRat5d ago
    I’m my case, steam has servers in my city. It’s quite satisfying seeing a gigabit line saturated for gigabytes on end
    Show threadnotthebees1d ago
    Steam also has servers in my city as well. Once I got gigabit, my drives became the bottleneck.
    Show threadtwinnie5d ago

    I used to get this with Tumbleweed by the time I’ve finished my previous update.

    I jest of course but I once had to update it after being away for a week and it had like 14 GB of updates. By the time it finished another 450 MB of updates were available.

    Show threadCenotaph5d ago
    Net update size: -50MB
    Show threadkalpol5d ago
    Try using LyX on Tumbleweed. 5000 packages is not unusual
    Show threadAllero5d ago
    Try Slowroll for that kinda stuff. Updates just massively roll in in waves, and numbers above 4000 are not unusual
    Show threadVertelleus5d ago
    Arch linux after not updating for 2 days.
    Show threadDon't forget to stay hydrated.🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉5d ago
    I last updated my Arch install on 2026-04-22…
    Show threadJohanno5d ago
    In glorious Nixos when you switch channel
    Show threadJayDee5d ago
    What’s the processing machine for? What do you process on it?
    Show threadpewgar_seemsimandroid5d ago
    all i can think of is video editing… that doesn’t make sense tho.
    Show threadTropicalDingdong5d ago

    Machine learning.

    It’s a strix halo machine so I can go big on ram (up to 128gb).

    Currently it’s set up for a research project that’ coming to an end. In this paper we’re using time series climate and satellite imagery data to model the long term climate and ecological impact of plantation agriculture.

    I basically paused updating because the set up was working and I didn’t want to have it break on me mid project.

    edit: also used for piss and shit posting

    Show threaddaddycool4d ago
    It that point, you might as well do a clean install, because something will get fucked up.
    Show threadTropicalDingdong4d ago
    I’m litterally shocked. It took about 30 minutes, I restarted and its working like it was no-thing-but-a-chicken-wing…
    Show threadflameleaf4d ago
    And 80 of them are just VLC player