This might not be as helpful report as others as I am not updating a bona-fide Mint LMDE install. I made one of my custom installs and updated it. I'm sure there must be people who build systems based on LMDE like I do, so maybe this will help someone after all?
Brief install description:
Console install from Squeeze live CD. Changed to LMDE UP4 sources and Mint preferences file. Updated to LMDE UP4 spec.
Installed debian-system-adjustments, mintsystem, grub2-theme-mint then restarted with new kernel.
Installed Cinnamon DE, mdm, mint-mdm-themes, mintupdate-debian, Firefox, mint-flashplugin, mint-artwork-debian, inxi, Synaptic and samba from LMDE UP4 repos. Started up and configured everything as I usually do. All working and looking good at this point.
Changed to UP5 sources and went at it. Updated via apt-get dist-upgrade. No problems. I've done this a million times. Straightforward upgrade.
Issues I've noted so far:
1. mint-x-themes needs fixing. White text on gray backgrounds, black title bar, can't see title. Known issue I believe. I installed mint-themes from Mint 13 to get a working Mint-X theme as opposed to hacking the code in the LMDE theme. It looks better for some reason. I love the Mint-X theme.
2. Cinnamon Settings will not launch. This might be a result of my custom install although I verified it was working correctly pre-update. Will not launch from Favorites, menu item or terminal. When launched from terminal these errors are produced.
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steve@squeezy:~$ cinnamon-settings
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:56:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:171:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:172:12: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:213:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:315:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:484:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:495:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:522:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:533:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:538:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:673:17: Invalid animation description
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:704:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:704:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:704:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:719:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:719:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:719:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:719:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:745:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:785:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:804:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:816:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:818:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:838:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:849:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:867:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:885:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:903:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:920:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:946:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:964:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:975:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:983:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:998:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1105:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1106:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1116:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1116:13: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1116:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1164:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1176:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1206:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1221:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1233:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1242:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1252:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1253:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1302:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1314:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1328:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1329:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1358:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1359:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1632:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1633:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1653:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1659:17: Invalid animation description
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1680:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1712:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1819:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1831:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1891:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1892:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1892:13: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1892:15: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1892:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1899:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1899:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1899:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1908:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1908:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1908:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1909:11: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1945:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1945:23: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1952:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1952:21: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gtk-widgets.css:1953:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:54:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:54:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:65:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:65:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:91:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:91:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:107:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: gnome-panel.css:107:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:10:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:18:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:38:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:38:20: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:38:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:56:17: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:56:19: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: nautilus.css:58:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: unity.css:8:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: unity.css:20:16: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: unity.css:20:18: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
(cinnamon-settings.py:5434): Gtk-WARNING **: Theme parsing error: unity.css:20:22: Not using units is deprecated. Assuming 'px'.
No module named gconf
3. Cinnamon menu editor (right-click on Menu button) will not launch. Worked prior to update.
4. Font rendering is a touch degraded all around. I usually apply the same fix GeneC mentioned but did not in this case just to see how font rendering was affected.
Otherwise things look pretty good. All my settings were retained save for samba. I was prompted to replace smb.conf, which I did. I had to re-edit the "name resolve order" line. I always make bcast the first entry in that line. The new smb.conf already contained the other two lines mentioned in altair4's excellent samba sharing How-To, so that was nice not to have to add them. I use that How-To religiously and networking to my wife's Win7 laptop never fails.
That's all I've noticed so far. Now, the obligatory inxi report
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steve@squeezy:~$ inxi -SxxxGxFr
System: Host: squeezy Kernel: 3.2.0-3-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.6.3)
Desktop: Gnome info: cinnamon dm: mdm Distro: Linux Mint Debian Edition
Machine: Mobo: Abit model: AV8 (VIA K8T800P-8237) version: 1.x Bios: Phoenix version: 6.00 PG date: 05/17/2006
CPU: Single core AMD Athlon 64 3000+ (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2) bmips: 2043.06 clocked at 1000.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA NV44A [GeForce 6200] bus-ID: 01:00.0
X.Org: 1.12.1.902 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x1024@60.0hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV4A GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 8.0.3 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card: VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller driver: snd_via82xx port: d800 bus-ID: 00:11.5
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network: Card: VIA VT6120/VT6121/VT6122 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter driver: via-velocity port: d000 bus-ID: 00:0e.0
IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 00:50:8d:d1:60:52
Drives: HDD Total Size: 580.1GB (0.2% used)
1: id: /dev/sda model: ST3500418AS size: 500.1GB serial: 9VMMCKZY
2: id: /dev/sdb model: ST380817AS size: 80.0GB serial: 4MR025E2
Partition: ID: / size: 9.3G used: 2.5G (28%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 63G used: 1.2G (2%) fs: ext4
ID: swap-1 size: 2.85GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 39.0C mobo: N/A gpu: 53.0
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Repos: Active apt sources in file: /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import incoming
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming testing main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming/security testing/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/incoming/multimedia testing main non-free
Info: Processes: 113 Uptime: 53 min Memory: 461.0/3021.8MB Runlevel: 2 Gcc sys: N/A Client: Shell inxi: 1.8.14