Do I need to do "dietpi-update" every now and then?

[johnsmith_]

It's a bit confusing to me, whenever I log in via SSH, there's this line for example:

dietpi-update   : Run now to update DietPi from v8.20.1 to v8.21.1

Do I actually need to update dietpi occasionally, or should I only update Loxberry via the web interface and that will take care of this as well? (I'm on 3.0.0.6 currently.)

[Prof.Mobilux]

We do not care of any system updates. So if you would like to update, you have to do this by your own. Make a backup before!

[johnsmith_]

Thanks! I don't actually want to do it, I just wasn't sure whether it's needed or not. As a first time Loxberry user it's a bit misleading that every time I log in via SSH there's this message saying I should update but in reality I shouldn't really do it.

[drmckay]

Hi Prof.Mobilux, 2 questions regarding updates (especially security related questions):
- Are there any disadvantages in not updating the loxberry via dietpi-update ? (E.g. not fixed vulnerabilities/bugs)
- Is it recommended to do apt-get update and apt-get upgrade from time to time or could this be a risk to break some loxberry plugins or the loxberry itself?

[Prof.Mobilux]

We use the service "Unattended Upgrades" to keep the system up to date for security updates: https://wiki.debian.org/UnattendedUpgrades

To make sure we do not break the system, only security updates are performed this way automatically. So you do not have to worry about that.

Running "dietpi-update" or "apt-get upgrade" will upgrade all packages. While in general this update should not break the system or a plugin, I cannot garantee this, because it's untested and up to the plugin author how he deals with that. So to put it in a nutshell: I just don't know.

I would recommend to perform backups in a regular basis and always create a backup before upgrading anything.