How Do I Keep Linux Mint from up to Date?
Contents How Do I Keep My Linux Updated? Follow These Steps: Open up a Terminal Window. Issue the Command Sudo Apt-Get Upgrade. Enter Your User’s Password...
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How do I keep my Linux updated?
Follow these steps:
- Open up a terminal window.
- Issue the command sudo apt-get upgrade.
- Enter your user’s password.
- Look over the list of available updates (see Figure 2) and decide if you want to go through with the entire upgrade.
- To accept all updates click the ‘y’ key (no quotes) and hit Enter.
How do I update Linux Mint without losing data?
With just one Linux Mint partition, the root partition /, the only way of making sure you will not lose your data when re-installing from scratch is by backing up all your data first and restoring them once the installation has finished successfully.
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