nala-update(8)

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version 0.16.0 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 nala-update(8) — the Nala User Manual, bestie edition 💖

okay so you opened the manual page for nala-update and honestly? slay. this is the part of the Nala User Manual that tells you how to refresh your list of available packages. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

nala-update — update the list of available packages 🌸

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

nala update [--options]

👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

nala will update the list of available packages. periodt. 💅

This command is identical to the apt variant, but the output is formatted differently. that's it, that's the whole vibe. same job, prettier fit. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --debug — prints helpful info for solving your issues. if you're submitting a bug report, try running the command again with --debug and hand the output to the devs — it may be helpful. lowkey always do this before you @ anyone 🙈
  • --raw-dpkg — forces nala to NOT format dpkg output. no cap.

This disables all formatting, and it would look as if you were using apt. back to basics fr fr.

A more indepth explanation for what this switch does: nala will fork a tty instead of a pty for dpkg. yes that's a real sentence, iykyk.

nala will also not display a progress bar for dpkg with this turned on. Additionally, the language of the output will not be forced into English for this mode. so if you were counting on that progress bar for emotional support... it's gone bestie 😭

  • -o, --option — set options to pass through to apt, nala, or dpkg. the little everything-bagel of flags 💜

Example — force dpkg to install new config files without prompting:

nala install --option
Dpkg::Options::="--force-confnew"

Disable scrolling text for nala:

nala install --option Nala::scrolling_text="false"

Allow nala to update unauthenticated repositories:

nala install --option*
APT::Get::AllowUnauthenticated="true"
  • -v, --verbose — disables scrolling text and prints extra information. the "tell me everything" button 🔥
  • -h, --help — shows this man page. hi, you are here 📍

Copyright (C) 2021, 2022 Blake Lee

and that's the whole page, bestie 💖 version 0.16.0, dated 21 Apr 2025, straight from the Nala User Manual — now go forth and nala update, you absolute icon 👑✨

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