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wget http://www.deb-multimedia.org/pool/main/d/deb-multimedia-keyring/deb-multimedia-keyring_2014.2_all.deb
dpkg -i deb-multimedia-keyring_2014.2_all.deb
apt-get update
apt-get -y --download-only dist-upgrade
apt-get -y install sysvinit-core mintupdate
apt-get -y upgrade
apt-get -y dist-upgrade
apt-get -f -y install
apt-get -y dist-upgrade
apt-get -f -y autoremove
apt-get autoclean
apt-get -y remove --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | awk '{print $1}'`
Those commands involved only updating. Because I want to retain my /etc config file modifications, I have to review all /etc/*.dpkg-dist files, which for me includes the following:
/etc/bash.bashrc.dpkg-dist
/etc/grub.d/10_linux.dpkg-dist
/etc/issue.dpkg-dist
/etc/issue.net.dpkg-dist
/etc/logrotate.d/cups-daemon.dpkg-dist
/etc/logrotate.d/unattended-upgrades.dpkg-dist
/etc/mdm/mdm.conf.dpkg-dist
/etc/modprobe.d/fbdev-blacklist.conf.dpkg-dist
/etc/pam.d/login.dpkg-dist
/etc/pam.d/sshd.dpkg-dist
/etc/plymouth/plymouthd.conf.dpkg-dist
/etc/skel/.bashrc.dpkg-dist
/etc/skel/.config/caja/desktop-metadata.dpkg-dist
/etc/skel/.mozilla/firefox/mwad0hks.default/prefs.js.dpkg-dist
/etc/sysctl.conf.dpkg-dist
/etc/systemd/logind.conf.dpkg-dist
/etc/xdg/autostart/nm-applet.desktop.dpkg-dist
There remains some bugs of one nature or another:
* grub configuration thinks sda4 extended partition is xfs
* Annoying beeps when using the keyboard and rebooting/shut down
* "/init: 401: /init: touch; not found" boot message
* When performing apt-get update I receive three warning messages:
There is no public key available for the following key IDs
I have a long list of usability checks too.
While I already have all necessary packages downloaded, remember that downloading the required packages means additional hours dependant upon connection speed. One way or another, updating remains a lengthy time consuming process. Users should be prepared to spend several hours updating, checking files, running usability tests. etc.
