Upgrade Linux Mint From One Version To The Next

With static release Linux distributions, upgrading from one major version to the next can be scary. So many packages have to be updated, so there is always the chance of something going wrong, but Linux Mint has a really great upgrade tool. In this video, I'm going to upgrade one of my Linux Mint installations from version 20.3 to the latest version 21.

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[greatestcait]

From the time I joined the Linux community 8 years ago, up til now, Linux Mint has always been the best introductory distro to Linux. It’s fantastic.

[kantoros]

3:08 actually, from what I've read, mintupgrade isn't installed by default because it's a new tool the mint team developed a short while ago. This is the first time we've used it.
They're planning to use it for all future updates and it will be included in new releases

[fixer]

Thanks for the guide, I need to update my cousin's laptop. He's using Mint 20.3. Truly appreciated.

[MrLeoStief]

This actually reminded me to upgrade my girlfriend's laptop to 21. Thanks DT!

[El.Duder-ino]

Linux Mint devs really made the OS upgrade easy and straightforward, well done. It would be good to compare that to the other major LTS distros. Thx for sharing this step by step guide, its quite helpful!

[keitherickson]

Boy am I happy to hear that it's an in-place upgrade! I used to use PCLinuxOS (My very first Linux Distro), and while it was good for my needs, I had to update Libre Office to a current "Community Release", or something like that, but what really irked me was this one upgrade that forced me to totally uninstall the OS, install the new version and then "restore it". What a hemorrhoid that was!!! Linux Mint is so superior in so many ways, like its' stability, updating packages, "Spices", ease of use, and the fact that it recognizes my HP printer and prints easily (albeit with a slight delay). The optional HPLIP software icon in the taskbar is a cool thing to have too. Last, but not least!--Thank you for putting this absolutely excellent video together! Really nice job. Now I can proceed confidently.

[liam]

I enjoy your channel very much. I followed your video and successfully upgraded to Mint 21. Keep up your great work.

[Aarrmehearties]

Thanks for the information, much appreciated

[ivarssonjorgen]

Thanks! Still useful as am upgrading to Linux Mint 22

[MarkDavidMcCoskey]

One of my machines is running Vanessa. This was something I had been wondering about, but had not explored as yet. Now I know. Thanks!!!

[dagda]

Funny Mint story. I had one last windows 10 laptop left on my farm. It's sole purpose was to let me play RuneScape. A while ago the game stopped working correctly. I also noticed that when the screen refreshed, it would hesitate and jiggle just a tiny bit and would reset my file manager back to the top of the list. So I got frustrated and finally decided to try RuneScape on Mint. What do you know! RuneScape works really well on Mint. That day my last reason to exist on windows died.

Yeah! It was a bit rougher for me. I had pyhton 3.11 and must be to reinstall it. I also reinstalled Chrome. Delete PPAs and reinstall repositories. The upgrade chance the postgres default port. I don't know why. Other issue was that because I have matte, I had to make several adjustments to the appearance. However all custom settings were left intact dor all other apps. And that's is it. 😉.
Happy new year to you and thanks you for your amazing contents.

[MartinAhlman]

I know how to use most distros, but I find Mint to be a very comfortable choice. I like it!

[mrandolph]

Very good video only ran into one problem and that was an outdated version of Chrome, nice job.

[metalfiregametime]

On my old laptop mine had me do the snapshot. I took a little bit of time but over all mine updated really well :)

[eritert]

I gave up upgrading mint and just do fresh installs and migrations for them around v14, took way less time and actually worked.

[Tyler-Kearney]

I remember you saying you're from Louisiana in 1 video. Pretty neat be ause I'm from Louisiana too. Glad to know there's more Linux fans in our state.

[anon_y_mousse]

I was expecting a simple `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade && sudo apt dist-upgrade` but nope, you go and use timeshift and back things up for safety. Nice.

[AuntyM]

I opted for the upgrade and it has taken a hours😮. Maybe by next year it will be ready. It did help when moved my laptop nearer the router.

[mcallahan]

Hopefully this saves someone some time... The mintupgrade can only be installed to the immediate previous version. If you are a couple versions behind back, like I was (20.1 trying to go to 21, you'll need to use the update manager to get the version immediately prior to the "current" version you are trying to install. In my case I had to install 20.3 first.