Should I do this, and how to do that?
I did not include the full list, beyond the scope of the question but some of them really cause me to think they should be done, especially this one:
timeshift/xenial 18.4-0~201804010746~ubuntu16.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 17.11]
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john@john-Inspiron-N5010 ~ $ sudo apt update
Ign:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease
Hit:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/maarten-baert/simplescreenrecorder/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/teejee2008/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [107 kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages [783 kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 Packages [718 kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 Packages [631 kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 Packages [577 kB]
Hit:14 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Fetched 3,032 kB in 5s (572 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
158 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
john@john-Inspiron-N5010 ~ $ apt list --upgradable
I found this on a Ubuntu forum, is it the thing to do?
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sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
inxi -S
System: Host: john-Inspiron-N5010 Kernel: 4.13.0-43-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.6
Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia