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sudo apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done
Nothing else!!
This:
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inxi -r
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sudo apt-get update
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sudo apt-get update
No, not necessarily, unless you want to download the source code for a particular package.
"Discover" is the default update/software manager in KDE. I have never tried to install "mintupdate" (Update Manager)in KDE, so I don't know if it will work.I also noticed that instead of the default "Update Manager" I have another program which is called "Discover". How can I restore the default one?
Strange!!! Because I actually installed Discover myself manually. I was using another Update Manager before which I thought it was the default one. When I realized Discover was coming along with the "default one" (so I had 2 at the same time) I did something and it was not coming anymore...
My apologies for my rather inaccurate and confusing response above. I haven't had Mint KDE installed for quite a long time and my latest encounter with KDE has been through Kubuntu. Seemingly, I have confounded the two of them.KIMW wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:41 amStrange!!! Because I actually installed Discover myself manually. I was using another Update Manager before which I thought it was the default one. When I realized Discover was coming along with the "default one" (so I had 2 at the same time) I did something and it was not coming anymore...
I actually installed Muon also. But I don't see the difference with Synaptic. Is there any in fact?
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Finally. I've been following the mintupdate solutions for weeks. Nothing worked or was so involved that it would be almost as simple to simply reinstall linuxmint, until this. This fixed everything. All is well.Marziano wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:37 amCode: Select all
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You are welcome!threadbane wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:40 pmFinally. I've been following the mintupdate solutions for weeks. Nothing worked or was so involved that it would be almost as simple to simply reinstall linuxmint, until this. This fixed everything. All is well.
Thank you!
I am sort of a "negative expert," lol, so this may not be all of it. But Clem has decided that we should see "groups" instead of individual files. For example, those Mesa updates would presumably be just a single line-item in mintUpdate.
That's a difficult question to give a cut and dried generic answer to, lol. I cannot recall ever having a problem that stemmed from installing the level 4 and 5 updates. But nothing is really guaranteed with linux in that regard, and that would go doubly so with those two classes of updates. They are not provided (created) by the Mint developers and have not been tested by them. On my version of mintUpdate, the Preferences dialog box has a tab called "Levels" that pretty clearly explains the differences between the various ones, whether or not they've been tested by the Mint developers, et cetera. I suggest you bring up that dialog box's Levels tab and read the information it contains.
sudo apt-get upgrade
thus bypassing the preferred levels set in Mint's Update Manager. In order to be on the safe side, it would be prudent to performing the updates via Update Manager. You could go into Edit:Preferences to set your preferred settings. I would suggest to make a snapshot of your system files with Timeshift prior to "high-risk" updates to be able to roll back your system if worst comes to worst.I can't remember if it was like that when I installed LM the first time but I remember someone telling me it's safer for newbies. It's why my updates goes to "level 3" maximum.MtnDewManiac wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:00 pmAlso, I notice that your first image only displays "level 3" updates. As far as I know, something like the aforementioned Mesa update would probably be considered a level 4 or level 5 update. Check your settings to see if you have got those two checked (enabled) to display. If not, you'll never see such updates listed.
Thanks, I'll have a look.MtnDewManiac wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:00 pmI suggest you bring up that dialog box's Levels tab and read the information it contains.
Discover app confuses me actually with the update system. So I think you're right, I'll do that.MtnDewManiac wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 10, 2018 3:00 pmUnless you have some specific reason to not use mintUpdate as your update manager, I suggest you use it (exclusively) for your updates.
I heard Timeshift uses lots of resources... Is it possible to schedule a specific time to do the backup?Sir Charles wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:07 pmI would suggest to make a snapshot of your system files with Timeshift prior to "high-risk" updates to be able to roll back your system if worst comes to worst.
Really?? That's interesting. I did not know that command line was allowing the system to go over the update levels I had setup. About 2 hours ago I actually did an upgrade. I hope everything will be fine... I haven't rebooted my computer but I guess is too late to install Timeshift to backup my system now...?Sir Charles wrote: ⤴Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:07 pmI guess Discover updates "Ubuntu-wise" that is the update amounts to performingsudo apt-get upgrade
thus bypassing the preferred levels set in Mint's Update Manager.