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How to update all the installed software in Ubuntu without using any PPA?

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http://askubuntu.com – I've got many softwares installed. But when the new version is released I'm not getting notified from the application that an update is available. And I found that in most of Ubuntu applications the Update option is not available. I should wait for the next release for an updated version of the software. I've been updating Mozilla using the packages available from their PPA. In ubuntu is there any way to update the softwares without using any PPAs? Please don't recommend Build from source method since I don't like to do all those weird stuff like configuring the things manually etc. (HowTos)

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Submitted by funckax on 04/12/2012 – Made popular on 04/12/2012

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