Enrich your Ubuntu by creating short hands for sudo apt get commands Handy short-cuts for Ubuntu and Debian: cd echo "alias sagusagu=sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade" >> .bash_aliases echo "alias sadu=sudo apt-get dist-upgrade" >> .bash_aliases echo "alias sagi=sudo apt-get install $1" >> .bash_aliases echo "alias sagar=sudo apt-get autoremove" >> .bash_aliases You now have three new commands (after starting a new shell): sagusagu: updates and upgrades your system sadu: does a dist-upgrade (needed if you see "kept back" messages) sagi ... : installs a software package sagar: remove unneeded stuff I can now run my daily update by typing "sagusagu". download file now