One of the main attractions of Linux has got to be the fact that the operating system and the software it runs are free. Unlike proprietary systems, software updates on Ubuntu are absolutely free - you never have to worry about shelling out money for the latest and greatest applications or upgrades.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-update-ubuntu-packages-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux