Should I, as standard good practice, update all software packages in Luci? Or just when needed? The only thing I installed myself is Travelmate but I'm seeing later versions of Travelmate need later versions of other software. Wasn't sure if it was safe or recommended to upgrade everything.
Upgrading packages (via the CLI opkg upgrade command or the LuCI Upgrade... button) can result in major problems. It is generally highly discouraged, unless you know what you are doing or if there is specific instruction to do so.
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You can upgrade all installed packages in one go using luci-app-attendedsysupgrade or command line equivalents owut (24.10) or auc (23.05)
Upgrading one at a time may lead to failing dependencies, or losing immediate network connectivity, or overlay filling completely and becoming read-only.
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