Enrich your Ubuntu by creating short-hands for "sudo apt-get ..." commands:

Handy short-cuts for Ubuntu and Debian:

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

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

I can now run my daily update by typing "sagusagu".