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How to Update & Upgrade APT on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS?

You should first run update, then upgrade. Neither of them automatically runs the other.
apt update updates the list of available packages and their versions, but it does not install or upgrade any packages.
apt upgrade actually installs newer versions of the packages you have. After updating the lists, the package manager knows about available updates for the software you have installed. This is why you first want to update. Additionally, you can use apt update && apt upgrade to do both steps after each other.
# apt update && apt upgrade


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