Updating instantOS

To update instantOS, open a terminal and run yay. It will prompt you for your root password and to confirm installing the updates. This tool will update all programs from the official repositories and the AUR

Just like with any other Linux distro, you can continue using your computer while installing updates. Updates to some instantOS components will however require a restart to become visible.

INFO

"You don't need to restart Linux after an update" does not apply to desktops. You can use your computer without restarting, but things will get buggy or break. This is not an instantOS specific issue, that is just how graphical desktops work, if Vulkan does not work, then you might have forgotten to restart after an update.

instantupdate

There is a built-in update tool called ins update. Run ins update in a terminal to update the entire system, including pacman packages, config files and anything else which is found to be outdated. Most of the work here is being done by topgrade as a universal updater, with some instantOS specific additions.