manual/source/4/4.4/Update-Notifier.rst

Chapter 4.4 Update Notifier
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Update Notifier is a simple program to upgrade your system.

Usage
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To apply an upgrade for the press the :guilabel:`Upgrade` button. This will bring up a prompt for Update Notifier with lxqt-sudo for you to authenticate applying updates. After this happens in the center will be a large progress bar showing the progress of installing. Press the :guilabel:`OK` button after entering your password. Once the update is done press the :guilabel:`Close` button.

To see what will change on a update left click on the a category most likely :guilabel:`Upgrade` and see what list of packages will be upgraded.

If you have to restart after an update the window will say :guilabel:`Restart Required`.

Screenshot
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.. image::  upgrade-notifer.png

Version
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Lubuntu ships with version 0.3 of Update Notifier.

How to Launch
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To launch Update Notifier :menuselection:`Preferences --> Apply Full Upgrade`, press the :guilabel:`Apply Full Upgrade` from LXQt Configuration Center, or from the command line run

.. code::

    lubuntu-upgrader

The icon for Update Notifier looks like a yellow circle with two circular arrows above it.