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As with any Linux distribution, from time to time there are updates to the system. This will show you how to check these and install them.

# Login to the system at the ~~command prompt~~ or SSH as root.

# Login to the system at the terminal or SSH as root.

# Type <code>yum update</code>.

# After downloading the update lists from the internet, a list may be shown showing the latest updates available. If <code>No Packages marked for Update</code> is shown, there are no updates available right now and you can continue to the next step.

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# Once the current updates are complete, press '' to be taken back to the Module Admin screen

# Some updates rely on other packages to be updated first. Keep cycling through these steps until there are no more packages to update.

=== Upgrading to the latest Asterisk version ===

Once all the updates have been installed on the distribution, we can upgrade the version of Asterisk to the latest version if desiered.

# Login to the system at the terminal or SSH as root.

# From the terminal, type <code>asterisk-version-switch</code>.

# Select the number next to the version that you would like to install - e.g. <code>6</code> for Asterisk 18 then hit enter.

# Wait for the script to run through upgrading Asterisk.

# When returned to the terminal, restart the machine to apply the new changes.

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 As with any Linux distribution, from time to time there are updates to the system. This will show you how to check these and install them.
-# Login to the system at the command prompt or SSH as root.
+# Login to the system at the terminal or SSH as root.
 # Type <code>yum update</code>.
 # After downloading the update lists from the internet, a list may be shown showing the latest updates available. If <code>No Packages marked for Update</code> is shown, there are no updates available right now and you can continue to the next step.
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 # Once the current updates are complete, press '' to be taken back to the Module Admin screen
 # Some updates rely on other packages to be updated first. Keep cycling through these steps until there are no more packages to update.
+=== Upgrading to the latest Asterisk version ===
+Once all the updates have been installed on the distribution, we can upgrade the version of Asterisk to the latest version if desiered.
+# Login to the system at the terminal or SSH as root.
+# From the terminal, type <code>asterisk-version-switch</code>.
+# Select the number next to the version that you would like to install - e.g. <code>6</code> for Asterisk 18 then hit enter.
+# Wait for the script to run through upgrading Asterisk.
+# When returned to the terminal, restart the machine to apply the new changes.