I had no need for a back up as there was no data on the device other than a couple of changes I made to it after installation of Linux Mint. Note that you can also type Backup Tool and select it this way. This works even if the language of the Linux Mint installation is not English. The first thing you may want to do is check the current version of Linux Mint. To do so, select menu and type "version", and select System Information.
If you are still on Linux Mint If you run KDE, you need to download the live version and run the installer using it. This method of upgrading to the latest version of Linux Mint is not as fast as installing the new version using a live copy of Linux Mint. I tried upgrading from 17 to 18 on two of my computers and both of them failed. I finally got around to installing Linux Mint I used the upgrade manager for the update and it worked like a charm.
I like Linux Mint a lot. As good as Mint was, this upgrade process was the primary reason I moved away from Mint to a rolling release distro. My experience is it is much easier, and safer, to update your system once every weeks with small changes, than once every 6 months with very large changes. Having to wait up to 6 months for new functionality or bug fixes can also be very frustrating.
Hello Buck, I agree with your comments about rolling releases. Which rolling-release distros did you look at, which one did you finally decide on, and why did you prefer that final choice? Many thanks in advance, Bob. Yes that is Cinnamon. I first thought about installing Mate as I did not know how good the device — fairly low-performance — can handle Cinnamon but it turned out to be fine. I would have switched to Mate otherwise. Those of you who care about privacy should all learn Linux, at least on the surface with an interface not necessarily a terminal.
This is a lesson of life. You either adapt, or you die. The choice is yours. I am loving Mint as a o. Thanks for the handy upgrade instruction manual you wrought up here. Wishing you and Julia a great Christmas Martin. Several years ago the only issue would be with the wireless card.
Some worked out of the box but others would require an ethernet connection in order to download and install the required firmware. Generally just a short lag until everything works. And the possible solutions? Many would like to abandone MS and switch to Linux but are hold back by the still too technical approach, despite releases like Mint.
This is not ment as an insult, but these linux geeks seem not to be able to: 1. Maybe you could break the ice and open the doors a little by putting your and your girl friends experience on the table.
I am sure in the long run your webpage would get even more visitors. You see, the team is finding it very difficult to maintain a KDE Plasma version of its operating system, so it has turned to the Kubuntu team instead. The question becomes, why bother? Am I right? Add a few programs, and magic. Maybe something about Windows emulation, how to run Windows programs on Linux etc.
I had Packard bell desktop came with Windows 7. Did an auto upgrade to windows 10 and from that point on the computer never worked right. Three weeks later after two full hours of frozen screen followed by reboot after reboot my hard drive threw its hand in. I had no previous knowledge of installing OS but Mint went on flawlessly.
My computer has never worked so well. Now toying about with upgrading to Mint The only issue i have had is with printer driver being quite difficult for me to find. Though Linux Mint comes in various flavors like Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate but if you want to use any other desktop environments, follow the Top Linux Desktop Environment tutorial.
Linux Mint is a versatile and rock-solid secure OS, but sometimes the system may get overheated and provides low performance. You can install TLP and Laptop Mode Tools to improve the overall system power management and increases system usability with high optimized performances. After installing, get the GUI for further customization by running the following command.
There are lots of free Linux games and free Steam games available in the market, which are quite sufficient to fulfill your thirst for gaming. Moreover, playing games on Linux are much more comfortable than you think. Just follow the proper and easy tutorial of installing and configuring your system for games. There is a large number of free software available for educational purposes in the software manager.
You can install all of those from the software manager, but here I am sharing some of the top best educational software and how to install those through Terminal by using the specific command. This software is tiny and useful for learning algebra and mathematics. If you want to learn interactive geometry in 2D and 3D model drawing, then this piece of fantastic software is a must-have for you. This is a game mode to teach children about letters, vocabulary, math, science, and a little computer.
It is beneficial for children ages 2 to Marble is just like google earth, which let the children learn about interactive 3D earth globe without any internet connection. Linux Mint is a secured OS and optimized for higher performances, but sometimes the system gets slow and provides low performance after using a specified period.
In Linux Mint, with the help of Timeshift software, you can create a system snapshot and restore it to the previous stable condition if the system is broken or any unwanted situation comes up.
Timeshift is nicely integrated with the system update manager. Search for the firewall in the menu and enable it for further security. This step is a must to do if you want to play the latest Linux Games and do a graphics designing task. All the modern Linux laptop and desktop comes with high processing performance and graphics card, so to get the best performances, you should enable proprietary drivers.
This is the last thing to do after setting up all the above tasks. After updating, upgrading, installing various software, the system needs to get cleaned. Run the following command to clean up the additional packages and libraries from the system. You can do it in many ways. Basically, you can install and use Linux Mint without doing any extra things.
As I said earlier, these things mentioned above to do after installing Linux Mint would let you have a better and user-friendly system. At last, I can only say that this is not it! The audience really wants to know more, so if you have more exciting things to do after installing Linux Mint, please share with us in the comment section.
You can also let us know any problem you faced during any of these steps. This article will also be updated while any new Linux Mint version comes up. So you can bookmark it for future reference and share it with your friends and family on social media if you think this tutorial helpful. Most consumers just need basics. I usually recommend a Chromebook or a iPad for those who only want to watch videos, web surf, and check email.
Linux has come a long way, but honestly its still not a OS I could recommend to a average consumer. Had to partition my harddrive and install Linux Mint to find that out, though. What I find totally ridiculous is the apt, get, sudo and other such commands, get a life. It seems like a geek factor which says newbies are not welcome.
Learn the language and become more geek like. Even the old DOS programs used them over 40 years ago. For the most part, Linux is a good operating system, but I cannot imagine what the problem is to make it simpler. Install xyzProgram instead of get apt sudo udder blankety blank blank.
If there needs to be changes, use a different command. I started in Computers back around and DOS as an Electronic tech and wrote small programs in machine code to troubleshoot circuit boards and wrote. In time it will ask you if you want with the current kernel or the next. Are you going to explain your mother, neibhour, little niece of elder people what a kernel is? Best beginner distro was, is and for sure will be, Ubuntu. As they allways do.
Not sure why Firefox was absent from the best browser selection. I understand that these selections are based on opinion.
But what I need to know after upgrading from Any suggestions? Check the backup carefully. Can Kali Linux tools be installed in Linux mint? Running this command will show you the version of Linux Mint that is currently running, as shown in the image below:. Running this command will show you all the details about the release version of your Linux Mint operating system, as highlighted in the image below:.
To find the version of Linux Mint using the hostnamectl command, perform the following steps:. Running this command will show you the version of your Linux Mint, along with some other details as highlighted in the image shown below:. Click on the Menu icon located at the bottom-left corner of your Linux Mint taskbar.
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