[solved] Can MX selectively update? [Solved]

[anti-ewaste]

Simply put, check boxes to select/deselect - I have things that do not need to be updated every time because of low bandwidth and they are large downloads, along with the fact that I don't use them often. I've looked at the MX package installer and maybe I'm braindead but I don't see a way to easily do this except scroll down the long list rather than the few that has newer versions.

Minimally relevant I guess but here's the Quick System info:

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System:    Host: <filter> Kernel: 4.19.0-17-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
           parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-17-amd64 
           root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash 
           Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.5 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4 dm: LightDM 1.26.0 
           Distro: MX-19.4_x64 patito feo May 31  2020 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: ECS model: G41T-R3 v: 1.0 serial: <filter> 
           BIOS: American Megatrends v: 080015 date: 04/07/2010 
CPU:       Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core2 Quad Q8400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn 
           family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B L2 cache: 2048 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 21279 
           Speed: 2326 MHz min/max: 2003/2670 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2322 2: 2323 3: 2324 
           4: 2325 
           Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: Split huge pages 
           Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: EPT disabled 
           Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled 
           Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI 
           Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable 
           Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization 
           Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling 
           Type: srbds status: Not affected 
           Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected 
Graphics:  Device-1: AMD Juniper PRO [Radeon HD 6750] vendor: XFX Pine driver: radeon v: kernel 
           bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 1002:68bf 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
           resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: AMD JUNIPER (DRM 2.50.0 / 4.19.0-17-amd64 LLVM 7.0.1) 
           v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Elite Systems 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:27d8 
           Device-2: AMD Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series] vendor: XFX Pine 
           driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.1 chip ID: 1002:aa58 
           Device-3: Realtek type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus ID: 3-7.3:8 
           chip ID: 0bda:525a serial: <filter> 
           Device-4: N/A type: USB driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid bus ID: 3-7.1:7 
           chip ID: 4852:0001 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.19.0-17-amd64 
Network:   Device-1: JMicron JMC260 PCI Express Fast Ethernet vendor: Elite Systems driver: jme 
           v: 1.0.8 port: e800 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 197b:0260 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek type: USB driver: rtl88x2bu bus ID: 3-7.4:9 chip ID: 0bda:b812 
           serial: <filter> 
           IF: wlx1cbfceea1862 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 74.53 GiB used: 24.85 GiB (33.3%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD800BB-63JKC0 size: 74.53 GiB 
           block size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: <unknown> serial: <filter> 
           rev: 1C05 scheme: MBR 
Partition: ID-1: / raw size: 35.22 GiB size: 34.42 GiB (97.72%) used: 24.85 GiB (72.2%) fs: ext4 
           dev: /dev/sda1 
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 2.5 MiB (0.1%) fs: swap swappiness: 15 (default 60) 
           cache pressure: 100 (default) dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 42 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster-updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list 
           1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ buster main contrib non-free
           2: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security/ buster/updates main contrib non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list 
           1: deb http://la.mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ buster main non-free
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/ xenial main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/skype-stable.list 
           1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.skype.com/deb/ stable main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/slack.list 
           1: deb https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/debian/ jessie main
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teamviewer.list 
           1: deb https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb/ stable main
           No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/various.list 
Info:      Processes: 216 Uptime: 40m Memory: 3.85 GiB used: 2.96 GiB (76.7%) Init: SysVinit 
           v: 2.93 runlevel: 5 default: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 alt: 8 Shell: quick-system-in 
           running in: quick-system-in inxi: 3.0.36 

[Eadwine Rose]

MX Package installer, select the tab you want, then on the right a drop down menu says All packages. Click that, click upgradable. That will make only the packages that have upgrades show up.

[anti-ewaste]

Thanks @Eadwine Rose I just saw that upon taking another look...

[Eadwine Rose]

You're welcome :) Good that you found it, saves LOADS of scrolling alright :)

[anti-ewaste]

Minor addition for anyone else who may come across this: I also had to deselect the box for Hide library and developer package on the bottom so those are available.

[SwampRabbit]

You shouldn’t have to do that unless you really want to. Any libraries and -dev packages that are needed by your system and applications “should” get pulled down when the dependent application gets updated.

Part the the reason that checkbox is set is because for many users the libraries and -dev packages are confusing and it also makes the list shorter to review for general users.

Another option to see and select updates is using Synaptic. It will show all packages by default and can provide a bit more info.

[anti-ewaste]

Hmm, I only looked for that because after skipping Firefox and Signal, I noticed that one still didn't update/didn't show with the box checked and was showing in both the MX Updater via the desktop/green box as well as MX Package Installer. It was libexiv2 fwiwi, I had looked it up because I was curious. Would it be because either Firefox or Signal needs it?