# Should the install guide tell people to run apt update & apt upgrade first?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106>\
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**Created:** [October 26, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106 "2021-10-26T09:59:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![IAmGav](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/iamgav/32/235598_2.png) [@IAmGav](https://meta.discourse.org/u/IAmGav)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-the-install-guide-tell-people-to-run-apt-update-apt-upgrade-first/207106/5 "2021-10-26T13:04:15Z")

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[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/14719](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/14719)

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