Huge update/upgrade...wassup?

[feffer]

Running LMDE with cinnamon desktop. Running fine, updated regularly. The recent apt-get update & apt-get dist-upgrade wants to bring in 500MB+ Does this have to do with gnome2 end-of-life? Is it safe to do this dist-upgrade? Anything I should know before pulling the trigger?

If there is a specific thread about this, sorry, I didn't see it.

thx,
feffer

[zerozero]

hi feffer
this http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=2170

[feffer]

thx, zerozero. I knew it must be be there somewhere. You are always helpful. Much appreciated.

[zerozero]

not a problem
check the relevant part of the update-pack info in mintupdate
and if you want take a look at this
viewtopic.php?f=187&t=109005&start=200
viewtopic.php?f=198&t=112789

[feffer]

One more thing...am I right in assuming that the big upgrade is Update Pack 5? That's where I'd be, right, if I've been regularly update/dist-upgrading?

thx,
feffer

[feffer]

OK, never mind, I see it in MintUpdate.

thx