# Problem with Upgrade \[error 137\]

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-upgrade-error-137/293652
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources
**Created:** [January 31, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-upgrade-error-137/293652 "2024-01-31T16:33:52Z")
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#### Post date: [February 1, 2024, 12:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-upgrade-error-137/293652/11 "2024-02-01T00:02:48Z")

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In console logged in as root, I type the command “apt upgrade” and this initiates the upgrade install.

Thanks to @Arkshine for mentioning this here:

> [@How to install updates with console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-updates-with-console/290128/2):
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> Hello, For server updates, you can use apt upgrade with Ubuntu. As a side note, this is not directly related to Discourse. With a standard installation, Discourse would be inside a Docker container.

Don’t know what the “Apt” means, but that seems to be necessary for this to work.

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