Completing install using L Mint Usr Guide [Solved]

[jar_]

$ apt install mintupgrade
[sudo] password for xxxxx:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mintupgrade
xxx-W760T-M740T-M760T:~$ mintupgrade check
mintupgrade: command not found
xxx-W760T-M740T-M760T:~$ mintupgrade download
mintupgrade: command not found
xxx-W760T-M740T-M760T:~$

How do I install mintupgrade?

[RIH]

What are you trying to upgrade from & to??
A copy of the terminal output of

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inxi -Fxxxrz

posted between the 'code' tags (</>) would also be useful..

[jar_]

I'm not trying to upgrade to anything. (I believe Cinnamon 20.2 is as upgraded as one can be at this time.) Just following the directions in the User Guide.

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inxi -Fxxxrz

I'm sorry. I don't understand (even looking at http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bio ... nxi.1.html) how to structure your requested terminal input (I assume xxx means what came after [sudo] password for xxx OR does it mean xxx@xxx ?)

[RIH]

Just Copy the line from my post & Paste it into a terminal & then press Enter..

[jar_]

WOW!!!

System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-84-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.0.5 wm: muffin 5.0.1 dm: LightDM 1.30.0
Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Other-vm? System: RM plc product: W760T/M740T/M760T v: 1.0
serial: <filter>
Mobo: RM plc model: W760T/M740T/M760T v: 1.0 serial: <filter>
BIOS: Phoenix v: 1.00.07R date: 02/09/2010
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 48.8 Wh condition: 48.8/48.8 Wh (100%) volts: 14.8/11.1
model: Clevo CO. M740TX type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Pentium T4300 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn
rev: A L2 cache: 1024 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 8379
Speed: 1396 MHz min/max: 1200/2100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1396 2: 1549
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:2a42
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: modesetting
unloaded: fbdev,vesa resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG)
v: 2.1 Mesa 21.0.3 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0 chip ID: 8086:293e
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-84-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network driver: iwl3945
v: in-tree:s port: 1c20 bus ID: 02:00.0 chip ID: 8086:4222
IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: CLEVO/KAPOK driver: r8169 v: kernel port: 4000 bus ID: 08:00.0
chip ID: 10ec:8168
IF: enp8s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 149.05 GiB used: 25.99 GiB (17.4%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Hitachi model: HTS545016B9A300 size: 149.05 GiB
speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: C64G scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 144.27 GiB used: 25.69 GiB (17.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/dm-0
ID-2: swap-1 size: 976.0 MiB used: 301.8 MiB (30.9%) fs: swap
dev: /dev/dm-1
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 37.8 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/opera-stable.list
Info:
Processes: 197 Uptime: 2h 30m Memory: 1.90 GiB used: 1.36 GiB (71.3%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
v: 5.0.17 running in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.0.38

[RIH]

OK, according to your output you are using

Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal

That is the latest version of Mint... i.e. there is nothing it can be upgraded to.
Once Mint 20.3 is available (probably around year end) then the Update Manager will automatically offer you a upgrade to that..

What User Guide are you following??

[jar_]

https://linuxmint-user-guide.readthedoc ... nt-20.html

though after this I was going to go through:
https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.c ... html#ID1.2

I just want to make sure I have all the basics down...

For example, I've heard that 'Linux 20.2' (or 'Linux Cinnamon') is 'unstable' but I don't know exactly what that means, to wit:
Does it mean it might crash or freeze (in which case I can restore the Snapshot)?
or
Does it have something to do with, say, the fact that in Mint the Firefox extension 'Bookmark Search Plus 2' is abysmal compared to the same extension in the Win10/Firefox environment?

And did I read somewhere that there's a way to switch between the "Themes" Xfce and MATE (using Grub) without reinstalling what I'm running? (In other words, what is the relationship of "Themes" to "Versions")

[RIH]

The title of the User Manual that you are using is

How to upgrade to Linux Mint 20

.
You have (somehow) managed to Install Mint 20.2.
The two things are different so it should come as no surprise that you will get instructions that fail if you follow that User Manual plan..

Following the Easy Linux Project is just about the most sensible thing that you can do now that you have installed Mint 20.2.

I've heard that 'Linux 20.2' (or 'Linux Cinnamon') is 'unstable'

I don't know where you heard that but it is simply untrue. I have been running Cinnamon Mint 20.2 since it was released without any issues what so ever.

Does it mean it might crash or freeze

The chances of that happening are unlikely unless you have cutting edge, or faulty, equipment.

I don't use FireFox on a regular basis so I can't comment on that, other than to say that many users seem to have been unhappy about the direction that it has been progressing of late.
There are plenty of alternatives to FireFox available with Mint.

I believe that it is possible to add additional Desktop versions at the sign on page (so after BIOS).
Personally I think that you need a very good reason to do that, if you prefer Mate (or Xfce) to Cinnamon then just install that version instead.
Themes are ways of altering a Distribution version to more suit your personal likes, fonts, colours etc.
Mate, Cinnamon & Xfce have significant differences between each other (File Manager for example) that are far greater than just a theme..