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The output shows you if the upgrade is possible, and if it is, which packages would be upgraded, installed, removed and kept back. After the simulation is finished, your original repositories are restored. Note that this command doesn't affect your system. This command temporarily points your system to the Linux Mint 19 repositories and calculates the impact of an upgrade.

Then follow the instructions on the screen. To simulate an upgrade, open a terminal and type:

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To install the upgrade tool, open a terminal and type: Give your terminal unlimited scrollingĬlick on ' Edit'->' Profile Preferences'->' Scrolling'.Ĭheck the ' unlimited' option and click ' OK'.

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Using the Update Manager, click on ' Refresh' to refresh the APT cache and apply all updates.ĭ2. When asked to choose a display manager between MDM and LightDM, choose LightDM. Open a terminal and type:Īpt install lightdm lightdm-settings slick-greeter If the result is '/usr/sbin/mdm', you need to switch display managers by installing lightdm and removing mdm. If the result is '/usr/sbin/lightdm', you can skip this step. To know which display manager you are currently using, open a terminal and type: If anything goes wrong, you'll be able to restore your operating to this current state, either from within Linux Mint, or by launching Timeshift from a live Mint session (live DVD or live USB).

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In the toolbar, click on the ' Create' button to make a manual snapshot of your operating system. Then launch ' Menu -> Administration -> Timeshift'.įollow the wizard to select a destination for your snapshots. To install timeshift, open a terminal and type: If you are running Linux Mint 18, 18.1 or 18.2, you first need to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 using the Update Manager. The upgrade tool only upgrades Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon, MATE or Xfce edition.

Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon, MATE or Xfce edition You'll need to understand if a package needs to be removed, if it blocks the upgrade, if it conflicts with another package etc etc.Ĭ2. During the upgrade you'll need to understand the output of APT commands. You also need to be experienced with APT.

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You need to know how to type commands and read their output. Upgrading to a newer package base is not trivial and it should not be performed by novice users. To upgrade to Linux Mint 19 you need to satisfy the following requirements.Ĭ1. To be safe, make a full backup of your data on an external device (USB stick or DVD). If you lose your data or you're unable to access it. If anything happens and you break your operating system, it's not a problem, it can be reinstalled or restored via a system snapshot. Your personal data is the most valuable thing in your computer. If anything breaks or if anything goes wrong during the upgrade, you can go back in time and revert all changes by restoring your latest system snapshot.

Thanks to this, you can try the newer release on your computer and see if your hardware is recognized without installing and before upgrading. Linux Mint comes as an ISO image which can be burnt to a DVD or a USB stick. In some cases, this could mean that upgrading to this release is the wrong decision, maybe you're better off skipping that particular release? There's only one way to know: you need to try it. For instance, you may find out that a graphic card or a wireless adapter which currently works fine for you under Linux Mint, isn't recognized by the newer version of Linux Mint you're planning to upgrade to. This means that it handles hardware differently. Did you try Linux Mint 19 on this computer?Įach new version of Linux Mint comes with a new kernel. If your version of Linux Mint is still supported, and you are happy with your current system, then you don't need to upgrade.ī2. This tutorial explains how to upgrade to Linux Mint 19.