To update a single package on the system, use the apt-get command + the package name we want to update. Press “space” to scroll through the list of installed packages. See their version and of course obtain the exact package name in order to update it with the: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade packagename command.

How do you update a specific package?

The procedure to update a a specific package on Ubuntu:

1. Open the Terminal application.
2. Fetch package index by running sudo apt update command.
3. Now only update apache2 package by running sudo apt install apache2 command.
4. If apache2 package already installed it will try to update to the latest version.

How do I upgrade a specific package in Ubuntu?

Upgrading a Single Package

You can upgrade a single package by running apt-get install . Perform an update first so that the APT cache is populated with the latest package information. To see if a package needs to be upgraded, run the apt-cache show <pkgname> command to show the latest version number of the package.