How do I upgrade a single package in Linux Mint, Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distributions

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Category: Ubuntu

Added: 9th of May 2026

Updated On: Tutorial updated and rechecked on 9th of May 2026

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If you are in the position where you are using an older version of a distro due to your hardware not being supported in the newer kernels, then you may need to upgrade single packages. It's not the ideal situation as you also miss out on crucial security updates.

As I face the same situation with my own Nvidia card not being supported in newer kernels, the only thing that I update on my own system is Chrome web browser.

To upgrade a single package in Ubuntu or your Ubuntu based distribution you can first check the repository to see if a newer version of the package is available. I want to upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome.

Open your terminal and enter the following command

As you can see from the terminal screenshot below, my installed version is 147.0.7727.101-1 but a newer version is available 148.0.7778.96-1



I then issue the following command to upgrade the google-chrome-stable package


After this I issue the following command to see what version of google-chrome-stable is now installed.