Performing a minor version upgrade on a Debian installation v16

If you are upgrading a Debian-based system (or a compatible system such as Ubuntu), then you used a Debian package to install EDB Postgres Advanced Server. To perform a minor upgrade on these systems, use the apt-get package manager.

1. To list the package updates that are available for your system, open a command line, assume root privileges, and run:

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   apt-get install --simulate <package_name>

   Where package_name is the search term for which you want to list available updates. You can include wildcard values in the search to list multiple related packages with a single command. For example, use the following command to list all packages with names that start with edb:

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   apt-get install --simulate edb*

2. After you identify the package(s), update them:

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   apt-get install <package_name>

   Where package_name is the name of the package you want to update. You can include wildcard values to update multiple related packages with a single command. For example, use the following command to update all packages with names that start with edb:

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   apt-get update edb*

3. The output asks for confirmation to install the packages:

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   After this operation, <number> kB of additional disk space will be used.
   Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y

4. Confirm by entring the letter Y and pressing Enter.

5. Restart your server to complete the upgrade.

For more information about using apt-get commands and options, enter apt-get --help at the command line.

* database edb
0 patches were previously applied to this database.
58 patches need to be applied to this database.

edb_sqlpatch -af