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Warning in advance: Don't do this at home!
This is not a tutorial, but a docu soap with my own Mint 17.1 system as the guinea-pig.
Hello, everyone.
What finally triggered this idea:
This thread, Update from LM17 to LM19. It takes only 3 posts, and the idea has been cancelled. This is what made me pick it up. Trying to do what cannot be done, as the common perspective is.
Goal of this thread:
Find out whether it will be possible to upgrade my Mint 17.1 system in-place to Mint 19, following the official route of mintupdate and mintupgrade only, without breaking it beyond repair.
Planned steps:
Upgrade my Mint 17.1 to Mint 17.3 in-place using MintUpdate .............. [1]
Upgrade my Mint 17.3 to Mint 18.0 in-place using MintUpgrade 17.3.11 ... [2]
Upgrade my Mint 18.0 to Mint 18.3 in-place using MintUpdate .............. [3]
Upgrade my Mint 18.3 to Mint 19.0 in-place using MintUpgrade 18.3.11 ... [4]
Pure Madness? - Important Clarification:
This Mint 17.1 system has been my main Mint system for quite a while. But it no longer is. Quite a while ago it has been superseded by a Mint 18.1 32-bit xfce system, which has been installed from scratch.
So I am not foolish enough to put a Mint system at risk, which I need for my daily work.
Serious warning:
If your Mint 17.x system is your only Mint system and you depend on it, do not blindly adopt and follow my planned steps.
This will be an experiment. It is still undecided whether the final goal will be achieved or whether it will end with a borked system at some point in time.
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Nvidia onboard graphics chip ION, driver nouveau
The Nvidia graphics chip itself may be not be challenge, neither should the nouveau driver software be. Mentioned for completeness sake.
Graphics: Card: NVIDIA ION VGA bus-ID: 03:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.15.1 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa)
Resolution: 1280x1024@60.0hz
OpenGL: renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NVAC version: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3 Direct Render: Yes
2 desktop environments, Cinnamon & xfce
My Mint 17.1 system has originally been installed as Linux Mint 17.1 32-bit Cinnamon. Later on the Xfce has been added. Ever since this has been a Mint 17.1 with 2 desktop environments, Cinnamon 2.4.8 and Xfce 4.11.8.
$ dpkg --list mint-meta-cinnamon mint-meta-xfce
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii mint-meta-cinnamon 2015.05.28 all Set of packages installed by default in the Cinnamon editio
ii mint-meta-xfce 2015.05.28 all Set of packages required to run Xfce
Kernel pulled in through Ubuntu linux-generic, not through Mint linux-kernel-generic
My Mint 17.1 does not use linux-kernel-generic, but has been changed to get its kernels through linux-generic.
$ dpkg --list linux-kernel-generic linux-generic
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii linux-generic 3.13.0.158.168 i386 Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
dpkg-query: no packages found matching linux-kernel-generic
Ubuntu Mozilla Security PPA enabled
Ubuntu Firefox and Thunderbird are in use and even got from the Ubuntu Mozilla Security PPA.
$ dpkg --list firefox thunderbird
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii firefox 62.0+build2-0ubunt i386 Safe and easy web browser from Mozilla
ii thunderbird 1:60.0+build4-0ubu i386 Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter
inxi -r
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-mozilla-security-ppa-trusty.list
1: deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu trusty main
Ubuntu Firefox preferred over Mint Firefox
Ubuntu Firefox is favoured over Linux Firefox via an apt preferences setting.
$ dpkg --list wine
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii wine 1:1.6.2-0ubuntu4 i386 Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (meta-package)
Grub managed by different Mint system on the machine
The Mint 17.1 system does not manage the Grub boot menu. This is done by the Mint 18.1 xfce system on the same machine.
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Might be that during the upgrade steps I will come across more non default peculiarities.
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Step 1: Upgrade my Mint 17.1 to Mint 17.3 in-place using MintUpdate
MintUpdate from Mint 17.1 to Mint 17.3
With root privileges backed up the whole sub-directory /etc/apt to /home/karl/Downloads/apt. - Might need it for reference or for manually restoring settings after the next step.
Roughly 30 minutes and reboot later, Mint 17.1 Rebecca had turned into Mint 17.3 Rosa.
30 min. may seem a long time. Please, keep in mind that the overall runtime has been brought about by my slow internet connection and my slow hardware. No issues have been encountered during the upgrade from Mint 17.1 to Mint 17.3 via MintUpdate.
Synaptic history log:
Commit Log for Sun Sep 16 14:54:28 2018
Die folgenden Pakete wurden aktualisiert:
catfish (1.0.2-2) to 1.2.2-1~14.04
cinnamon (2.4.8+rebecca) to 2.8.8+rosa
cinnamon-bluetooth (3.8.7+rebecca) to 3.8.11+rosa
cinnamon-common (2.4.8+rebecca) to 2.8.8+rosa
cinnamon-control-center (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
cinnamon-control-center-data (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
cinnamon-desktop-data (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
cinnamon-screensaver (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
cinnamon-session (2.4.3+rebecca) to 2.8.3+rosa
cinnamon-session-common (2.4.3+rebecca) to 2.8.3+rosa
cinnamon-settings-daemon (2.4.3+rebecca) to 2.8.4+rosa
cinnamon-themes (2014.11.18.1) to 2015.11.06
cinnamon-translations (2.4.4+rebecca) to 2.8.3+rosa
cjs (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
exo-utils (0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2) to 0.10.7-0
folder-color-switcher (1.0.3) to 1.0.5
fonts-opensymbol (2:102.6+LibO4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 2:102.7+LibO5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 (2.4.0+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
gir1.2-muffin-3.0 (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.5+rosa
gir1.2-nemo-3.0 (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.7+rosa
gnome-terminal (3.6.2+qiana) to 3.6.2.3+rosa
gnome-terminal-data (3.6.2+qiana) to 3.6.2.3+rosa
hplip-data (3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4) to 3.15.2-0trusty4.1
libcinnamon-control-center1 (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
libcinnamon-menu-3-0 (2.4.0+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
libcjs0e (2.4.2+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
libexo-1-0 (0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2) to 0.10.7-0
libexo-common (0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2) to 0.10.7-0
libexo-helpers (0.10.2-3ubuntu1.14.04.2) to 0.10.7-0
libgarcon-1-0 (0.3.0-2linuxmint1) to 0.4.0-1~14.04mint1
libgarcon-common (0.3.0-2linuxmint1) to 0.4.0-1~14.04mint1
libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-7linuxmint1) to 2.0.13~pre1-7linuxmint3
libhpmud0 (3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4) to 3.15.2-0trusty4.1
liblcms2-2 (2.5-0ubuntu4.1) to 2.6-3ubuntu1~trusty1
libmuffin0 (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.5+rosa
libnemo-extension1 (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.7+rosa
libreoffice-base-core (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-base-drivers (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-calc (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-common (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-core (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-draw (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-emailmerge (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-gnome (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-gtk (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-help-de (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu1) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty1
libreoffice-help-en-us (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu1) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty1
libreoffice-impress (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-l10n-de (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu1) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty1
libreoffice-math (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-ogltrans (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-pdfimport (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-presentation-minimizer (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libreoffice-writer (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
libsane-hpaio (3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4) to 3.15.2-0trusty4.1
libthunarx-2-0 (1.6.3-1ubuntu5) to 1.6.10-1~14.04
libtumbler-1-0 (0.1.30-1ubuntu1) to 0.1.31-1~14.04
libxfce4ui-1-0 (4.11.1-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4ui-2-0 (4.11.1-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4ui-common (4.11.1-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4ui-utils (4.11.1-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4util-bin (4.10.1-1ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4util-common (4.10.1-1ubuntu1) to 4.12.1-1~14.04
libxfce4util6 (4.10.1-1ubuntu1) to 4.11.0-1~14.04
libxfcegui4-4 (4.10.0-2) to 4.10.0-2ubuntu1~14.04
libxfconf-0-2 (4.10.0-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.0-1~14.04
mdm (1.8.3+rebecca) to 2.0.7+rosa
mint-artwork-cinnamon (4.5) to 5.0
mint-artwork-common (1.8.4.2) to 1.8.9.2
mint-artwork-gnome (2.6.36) to 2.6.42
mint-artwork-xfce (2015.01.07.1) to 2016.01.05
mint-backgrounds-xfce (2014.12.11) to 2015.11.13
mint-common (1.1.5) to 1.2.0
mint-info-cinnamon (2014.12.12) to 2015.11.07
mint-mdm-themes-html (1.8.3) to 2.0.6
mint-meta-cinnamon (2015.05.28) to 2015.12.21
mint-meta-codecs (2014.06.02) to 2015.06.11
mint-meta-core (2015.05.28) to 2015.12.21
mint-meta-xfce (2015.05.28) to 2015.12.21
mint-themes (1.4.0) to 1.4.6
mint-themes-gtk3 (3.10-8) to 3.10+13
mint-translations (2015.02.23) to 2015.11.28
mint-x-icons (1.2.3) to 1.3.2
mintdesktop (3.4.1) to 3.4.6
mintdrivers (1.1.6) to 1.2.4
mintinstall (7.6.0) to 7.6.3
mintlocale (1.2.1) to 1.3.1
mintnanny (1.4.7) to 1.4.8
mintsources (1.4.0) to 1.5.2
mintstick (1.2.2) to 1.2.6
mintsystem (7.9.7+2) to 8.1.6+1
mintupdate (4.9.3.4) to 4.9.9.2
mintupload (4.0.1) to 4.0.2
mintwelcome (2.1.0) to 2.1.6
muffin-common (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.5+rosa
nemo (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.7+rosa
nemo-compare (2.4.0+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
nemo-data (2.4.5+rebecca) to 2.8.7+rosa
nemo-emblems (2.4.3+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
nemo-fileroller (2.4.0+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
nemo-folder-color-switcher (1.0.3) to 1.0.5
nemo-share (2.4.0+rebecca) to 2.8.1+rosa
orage (4.10.0-1) to 4.10.0-2~14.04
printer-driver-hpcups (3.14.3-0ubuntu3.4) to 3.15.2-0trusty4.1
python-nemo (2.4.1+rebecca) to 2.8.0+rosa
python3-uno (1:4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 1:5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
ristretto (0.6.3-2ubuntu1) to 0.8.0-0ubuntu1~14.04
thunar (1.6.3-1ubuntu5) to 1.6.10-1~14.04
thunar-archive-plugin (0.3.1-2) to 0.3.1-3build1~14.04
thunar-data (1.6.3-1ubuntu5) to 1.6.10-1~14.04
thunar-volman (0.8.0-4ubuntu1) to 0.8.1-1~14.04
tumbler (0.1.30-1ubuntu1) to 0.1.31-1~14.04
tumbler-common (0.1.30-1ubuntu1) to 0.1.31-1~14.04
ubuntu-system-adjustments (2014.11.19) to 2015.11.26
uno-libs3 (4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
ure (4.2.8-0ubuntu5.3) to 5.0.3~rc2-0ubuntu1~trusty2
xfburn (0.5.2-1) to 0.5.2-1build1~14.04
xfce4-appfinder (4.10.1-1) to 4.12.0-1~14.04
xfce4-clipman (2:1.2.5-1) to 2:1.2.6-1build1~14.04
xfce4-clipman-plugin (2:1.2.5-1) to 2:1.2.6-1build1~14.04
xfce4-cpugraph-plugin (1.0.5-1) to 1.0.5-1build1~14.04
xfce4-dict (0.7.0-1) to 0.7.1-1~14.04
xfce4-indicator-plugin (2.3.2-0ubuntu2) to 2.3.3-0ubuntu2~14.04.1
xfce4-mailwatch-plugin (1.2.0-1) to 1.2.0-2ubuntu1~14.04.1
xfce4-mixer (1:4.10.0-1ubuntu2) to 1:4.11.0-1ubuntu2~14.04
xfce4-mount-plugin (0.6.4-2) to 0.6.7-1build1~14.04
xfce4-netload-plugin (1.2.0-1) to 1.2.4-0ubuntu2~14.04
xfce4-notes (1.7.7-3ubuntu2) to 1.8.0-1~14.04
xfce4-notes-plugin (1.7.7-3ubuntu2) to 1.8.0-1~14.04
xfce4-notifyd (0.2.4-2) to 0.2.4-3ubuntu1~14.04
xfce4-panel (4.11.0-0ubuntu1) to 4.12.0-0ubuntu1~14.04
xfce4-places-plugin (1.6.0-1ubuntu1) to 1.7.0-1~14.04
xfce4-power-manager (1.2.0-3ubuntu4.1) to 1.4.4-1mint2
xfce4-power-manager-data (1.2.0-3ubuntu4.1) to 1.4.4-1mint2
xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin (1.9.4-10ubuntu1) to 1.9.4-11build1~14.04
xfce4-screenshooter (1.8.1-5) to 1.8.2-1ubuntu1~14.04.1
xfce4-session (4.10.1-3ubuntu5) to 4.12.1-2mint1+rafaela
xfce4-settings (4.11.2-1ubuntu2) to 4.12.0-0ubuntu1~14.04
xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin (0.4.5-1) to 0.4.6-1ubuntu1~14.04
xfce4-systemload-plugin (1:1.1.1-1ubuntu2) to 1:1.1.1-2ubuntu1~14.04
xfce4-terminal (0.6.3-1ubuntu1) to 0.6.3-1ubuntu2~14.04
xfce4-timer-plugin (1.5.0-1) to 1.6.0-1build1~14.04
xfce4-verve-plugin (1.0.0-2ubuntu1) to 1.0.1-1~14.04
xfce4-volumed (0.2.0-0ubuntu1) to 0.2.0-0ubuntu2~14.04
xfce4-weather-plugin (0.8.3-1ubuntu0.1) to 0.8.5-1~14.04
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (1.4.1-0ppa1~trusty1) to 1.5.1-0ppa1~trusty1
xfce4-xkb-plugin (1:0.7.0-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.7.1-0ubuntu2~14.04
xfconf (4.10.0-2ubuntu1) to 4.12.0-1~14.04
xfdesktop4 (4.11.8-0ubuntu0.1) to 4.12.2-1ubuntu1~14.04
xfdesktop4-data (4.11.8-0ubuntu0.1) to 4.12.2-1ubuntu1~14.04
xfwm4 (4.11.1-2ubuntu2) to 4.12.3-1ubuntu1~14.04
Die folgenden Pakete wurden installiert:
fonts-stix (1.1.0-1)
gir1.2-keybinder-3.0 (0.3.0-0ubuntu1)
gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 (2.4.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
libcinnamon-desktop4 (2.8.1+rosa)
libgle3 (3.1.0-7ubuntu2)
libglew1.10 (1.10.0-3)
libhal1-flash (0.3.1)
libkeybinder-3.0-0 (0.3.0-0ubuntu1)
libreoffice-style-mint (5.0+2)
libxfce4util7 (4.12.1-1~14.04)
mint-backgrounds-rosa (1.2)
mugshot (0.2.5-1~14.04)
xfce4-eyes-plugin (4.4.1-0ubuntu4)
xfce4-hotcorner-plugin (0.0.2-0ubuntu1~14.04)
xfce4-power-manager-plugins (1.4.4-1mint2)
xfce4-screenshooter-plugin (1.8.2-1ubuntu1~14.04.1)
xfce4-time-out-plugin (1.0.1-0ubuntu3)
xscreensaver-data-extra (5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1)
xscreensaver-gl (5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1)
xscreensaver-gl-extra (5.15-3+deb7u1ubuntu0.1)
xubuntu-icon-theme (14.04.2)
1. Virtualbox-guest updates wants to uninstall Cinnamon
2. MDM does not permit switching DE's in greeter screen
3. HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner no longer fully functional
4. Missing line in software sources list file
5. Grub still tells "Linux Mint 17.1"
Virtualbox-guest updates wants to uninstall Cinnamon Problem
After the Mint 17.3 had started up, MintUpdate offered an update for Virtualbox-Guest Utilities.
Accepting the update made Synaptic alert that installing the update would have the consequence that Cinnamon and some more packages would be uninstalled.
. Solution
As this machine is not a VM, but bare metal, hm, bare plastic, the solution was easy.
Virtualbox guest utilities are not needed on this machine.
Therefore MintUpdate was closed, rejecting the update operation. Synaptic was launched and the 3 offending virtualbox guest packages were uninstalled completely.
Commit Log for Sun Sep 16 15:45:14 2018
The following packages have been removed:
virtualbox-guest-dkms
virtualbox-guest-utils
virtualbox-guest-x11
MDM does not permit switching DE's in greeter screen Problem
The greeter screen would only randomly permit switching between Cinnamon and xfce at login time. Most of the time it ignored the selection and selected the previously used desktop environment.
Cause
Turned out, starting with Mint 17.2 MDM is partially broken. It fails to update the file $HOME/.dmrc with the selected desktop environment. This bug has not been fixed between Mint 17.2 and 18.1, for how many years?
Cf. this Linux Mint MDM bug report on Github: Mint 17.2 MDM: Stuck logging into MATE when switching sessions from MATE to Cinnamon
Workaround
While the MDM greeter screen is still open, it is possible to switch to one of the pseudo console monitors tty1 to tty6, edit the file $HOME/.dmrc and switch the session parameter in the file from "cinnamon" to "xfce" or vice versa. Once the login gets confirmed, the appropriate desktop environment will be loaded.
In fact I made a tiny script to achieve the switch.
As Mint 17.3 will be only a step on my way to Mint 19, this workaround is acceptable for me in this specific situation.
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HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner no longer fully functional Problem
My printer would refuse to print double-sided. This had never been a problem before the upgrade. Have not bothered to test scanner functionality.
Cause
Synaptic revealed quickly that during the upgrade, the outdated repo version HPLIP 3.15.2 had been installed, invalidating the previously installed genuine HPLIP 3.16.5 software.
Solution
Synaptic was used to uninstall the repos software HPLIP 3.15.2 completely.
The HPLIP 3.16.5 installation package was still located on the disk.
Therefore invoking hp-install from the installation directory was sufficient to re-install the genuine HPLIP 3.16.5 software.
Double-sided printing works again. Scanning works, too.
Cf. HPLIP Installer Walkthrough
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Missing line in software sources list file
Problem & Solution
During the upgrade to Mint 17.3, mintupdate had removed the reference to Ubuntu backports from the software sources list file official-package-repositories.list. Therefore after the upgrade, the reference was added back manually.
File: official-package-repositories.list/official-package-repositories.list
Line: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse
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Grub still tells "Linux Mint 17.1"
Problem
The Grub menu still displays "Linux Mint 17.1" instead of "Linux Mint 17.3".
Cause
The Grub menu is not managed by Mint 17.3, but by Mint 18.1.
Solution
Mint 18.1 will have to be started up. Executing sudo update-grub should solve the issue.
What is next?
The upgrade Mint 17.3 will be used for a few days now, in order to have a chance of stumbling across more issues, in case there should be any.
Once I am convinced no more such issues exist, the next step will be in-place upgrading to Mint 18.3 via mintupgrade 17.3.11.
--(the end for today)--
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now. Lifeline
<intermezzo>
The system has been used normally since upgrading to Mint 17.3 2 days ago. No further issues have been encountered. </intermezzo>
<kernel cleanup>
This Mint 17.3 currently runs on kernel 3.13.0-158. There are still 4 kernels present on the system.
Mint 18 will come with kernel 4.4.0-xx, superseding those kernels.
Therefore 2 of them will be uninstalled now. It is my decision, no requirement to do so before upgrading to Mint 18.
Will use Synaptic package manager to uninstall kernel 3.13.0-153 and 3.13.0-156, keeping 3.13.0-157 and 3.13.0-158.
Commit Log for Wed Sep 19 01:18:15 2018
The following packages have been removed:
linux-headers-3.13.0-153
linux-headers-3.13.0-153-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-156
linux-headers-3.13.0-156-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-156-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-156-generic
Commit Log for Wed Sep 19 01:23:30 2018
The following packages have been purged:
linux-image-3.13.0-153-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-156-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-153-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-156-generic
<the end for today>
This will be my bedtime-story for tonight, which will make me fall asleep and have some good nightmares: How to upgrade to Linux Mint 18 </the end for today>
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Step 2: Upgrade my Mint 17.3 to Mint 18.0 in-place using MintUpgrade 17.3.11
Preparing MintUpgrade
With root privileges backed up the whole sub-directory /etc/apt to /home/karl/Downloads/apt. - Might need it for reference or for manually restoring settings after the next step.
Commit Log for Wed Sep 19 14:06:13 2018
The following packages have been updated:
ghostscript (9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12) to 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
ghostscript-x (9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12) to 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
libglib2.0-0 (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) to 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
libglib2.0-bin (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) to 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
libglib2.0-data (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) to 2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1
libgs9 (9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12) to 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
libgs9-common (9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12) to 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
Section "D2. Give your terminal unlimited scrolling": done.
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karl@unimatrix0 ~ $ apt install mintupgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157 linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
mint-backgrounds-rebecca
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
mintupgrade
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karl@unimatrix0 ~ $ mintupgrade check
+ Checking your Linux Mint codename...
+ Checking your Linux Mint edition...
+ updating cache...
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Fetched 3202 kB in 21s (147 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
+ Checking if Linux Mint is up to date...
+ Backing up your APT sources...
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Your repositories will now be switched to point to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
Any 3rd party repositories or PPA will be removed.
A backup of your APT sources will be written to /home/karl/Upgrade-Backup/APT/.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
+ Setting up the repositories for Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'...
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Reading package lists... Done
W: Unknown Multi-Arch type 'no' for package 'compiz-core'
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W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
+ Simulating an upgrade...
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APT will now calculate the package changes necessary to upgrade to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
If conflicts are detected and APT is unable to perform the upgrade, take note of the packages causing the issue, remove them, and re-install them after the upgrade.
Pay close attention to what appears on the screen, and review the list of packages being REMOVED during the upgrade.
Take note of the packages being removed, so you can eventually reinstall them after the upgrade.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]:
W: Unknown Multi-Arch type 'no' for package 'compiz-core'
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W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
Never since the initial installation have I had to read any of the warnings, displayed by "mintupgrade check". No idea what they mean. No idea whether they need any attention. No idea how to correct the problems. And they have not caused any issues ever since the system came into life as Mint 17.
But I will run another "apt-get update" as suggested, expecting it will not help at all.
...
OK. So another apt update returned exactly the same result as the one that "mintupgrade check" had done. This is not making me feel happy or any better.
Decision:
It must have been here for years. It has not caused any problems. I will ignore it. - What else could I do except giving up here already?
1812 upgraded, 454 newly installed, 88 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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Does not read bad. So I guess the decision will be to go on and execute the actual "mintupgrade" steps, which will turn Mint 17.3 into Mint 18.
Before going ahead, followed the advice of saving the list of the 88 packages which are going to be removed.
Saved the whole screen output of the simulation into a file named "Zotac_Mint17.3_to_Mint18_simulation.txt".
This includes the names of the 88 packages, which will be removed.
So it will be possible to extract them from this file, format the list nicely and check whether there are packages, which should be re-installed after upgrading.
Just to make sure that at this point in time my Mint 17.3 is still unmodified, I verified that the content of the directory /etc/apt actually is what it had been before. Yes, it is.
--(end of mintupgrade check--)
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$ mintupgrade download
+ Checking your Linux Mint codename...
+ Checking your Linux Mint edition...
+ updating cache...
[sudo] password for karl:
[...]
+ Checking if Linux Mint is up to date...
+ Backing up your APT sources...
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Your repositories will now be switched to point to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
Any 3rd party repositories or PPA will be removed.
A backup of your APT sources will be written to /home/karl/Upgrade-Backup/APT/.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
+ Setting up the repositories for Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'...
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Reading package lists... Done
W: Unknown Multi-Arch type 'no' for package 'compiz-core'
W: Unknown Multi-Arch type 'no' for package 'compiz-gnome'
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[...list of warnings shortened. Will ignore them as during "mintupgrade check"...]
W: Ignoring Provides line with DepCompareOp for package pypy-cffi-backend-api-min
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
+ Downloading upgrade packages...
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APT will now download the package updates necessary for the upgrade to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
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Download completed; download-only mode active
The download completed after 42.5 min. without any problems.
mintupgrade upgrade
+ Checking your Linux Mint codename...
+ Checking your Linux Mint edition...
+ Setting up the repositories for Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'...
[sudo] password for karl:
+ Downloading upgrade packages...
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APT will now download the package updates necessary for the upgrade to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
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Download complete and in download only mode
+ Disabling the Cinnamon screensaver...
+ Removing blacklisted packages...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package 'bamfdaemon' is not installed, so not removed
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157 linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
mint-backgrounds-rebecca
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1815 not upgraded.
+ Performing upgrade...
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APT will perform the upgrade to Linux Mint 18 'Sarah'.
This operation is non-reversible.
Make sure you made backups, you tested Linux Mint 18 'Sarah' in live mode and you performed your favorite supertitious tricks before proceeding.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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Calculating upgrade... Done
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Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
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+ Re-installing the meta-package for your edition of Linux Mint...
[sudo] password for karl:
Reading package lists... Done
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Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev
libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
cinnamon cinnamon-l10n
Recommended packages:
cinnamon-bluetooth
The following packages will be REMOVED:
cinnamon-bluetooth cinnamon-translations
The following NEW packages will be installed:
cinnamon cinnamon-l10n mint-meta-cinnamon
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The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev
libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
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The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev
libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
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bison flex fonts-mathjax gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs libbison-dev libcaja-extension1 libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0
libfl-dev libjs-mathjax libxreaderdocument3 libxreaderview3 m4 pix-data xapps-common xed-common xreader-common
Suggested packages:
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bison flex fonts-mathjax gstreamer0.10-gnomevfs libbison-dev libcaja-extension1 libchamplain-0.12-0 libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0
libfl-dev libjs-mathjax libxreaderdocument3 libxreaderview3 m4 mint-y-icons mint-y-theme pix pix-data xapps-common xed
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev
libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1
libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1 libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6
linux-headers-3.13.0-157 linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
lksctp-tools mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1
libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1 libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6
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lksctp-tools mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1
libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1 libstdc++-4.8-dev libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6
linux-headers-3.13.0-157 linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
lksctp-tools mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 grilo-plugins-0.2-base
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 grilo-plugins-0.2-base
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 grilo-plugins-0.2-base
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 grilo-plugins-0.2-base
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-hotcorner-plugin
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fonts-noto fonts-noto-cjk fonts-noto-hinted fonts-noto-mono fonts-noto-unhinted g++-4.8 grilo-plugins-0.2-base
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 libexif-dev libgcrypt11-dev libgcrypt20-dev libglew1.10 libgnutlsxx27 libgom-1.0-0 libgom-1.0-common
libgpg-error-dev libgphoto2-dev libieee1284-3-dev libkrb5-dev liblcms1 libmediaart-2.0-0 libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader libsctp1
libstdc++-4.8-dev libtracker-sparql-1.0-0 libv4l-dev libv4l2rds0 libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxp6 linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic lksctp-tools
mint-backgrounds-rebecca mint-backgrounds-rosa mint-kernel-info python-requests xfce4-artwork xfce4-battery-plugin
xfce4-datetime-plugin xfce4-diskperf-plugin xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-genmon-plugin xfce4-hotcorner-plugin xfce4-sensors-plugin
xfce4-taskmanager xfce4-wavelan-plugin
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ristretto xfce4-goodies
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+ Re-creating ~/.bashrc...
+ Re-adjusting base files...
+ Re-enabling the Cinnamon screensaver...
karl@unimatrix0 ~ $
"mintupgrade upgrade" took 2 hours 30 minutes on this machine.
The complete logfile of the whole "mintupgrade upgrade" operation, file /var/log/apt/term.log.
Zipped and attached to this post. (1.3 MB unzipped, 27800 lines)
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Rebooting into Mint 18 Sarah ...
Worked fine.
Here are some details about Mint 18 Sarah, upgraded in-place from Mint 17.3.
Step 2: Upgrade my Mint 17.3 to Mint 18.0 in-place using MintUpgrade 17.3.11
MintUpgrade to Mint 18 - Aftercare
Re-installing NetActview
Re-adding PPA's removed by mintupgrade
Upgrading Firefox 62.0, Thunderbird 60.0 and inxi
Uninstalling obsolete kernel series 3.13.0-xx
Purging packages left behind by mintupgrade && Purging no longer needed packages
Checking whether HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner fully functional
MDM greeter screen does not display userlist after (re)boot
xfce4-panel exceeds monitor width, no clock in panel, lots of xfce utilities missing
Check the "minupgrade upgrade" logfile for errors.
Re-installing NetActview NetActView 0.6.4 is in use on all of my Mint systems. It still works on recent Mint releases as well. The only issue on recent Mint systems is a hard-coded dependency on a shared library, which has changed its name in recent Mint versions.
Therefore the netactview package, inherited from Mint 17.3, has been uninstalled and re-installed from a repackaged deb-file, which meets the dependencies.
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Re-adding PPA's removed by mintupgrade
mintupgrade had removed 3 PPAs from the software sources: ppa:unit193/inxi, ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa, ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable.
ppa:pinta-maintainers/pinta-stable is no longer needed, because the Xenial repos offer the current Pinta version. So only the other 2 repos have been added back.
Upgrading Firefox 62.0, Thunderbird 60.0 and inxi
The installed Firefox, Thunderbird and inxi packages still carried the suffixes 14.04 in their names. So they have been updated to the corresponding 16.04 versions.
Commit Log for Wed Sep 19 23:41:44 2018
The following packages have been updated:
firefox (62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5) to 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
firefox-locale-de (62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5) to 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
firefox-locale-en (62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5) to 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
inxi (3.0.24-1-1~14.04) to 3.0.24-1-1~16.04
thunderbird (1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) to 1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
thunderbird-gnome-support (1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) to 1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
thunderbird-locale-de (1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) to 1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
thunderbird-locale-en (1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) to 1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
thunderbird-locale-en-us (1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.2) to 1:60.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Uninstalling obsolete kernel series 3.13.0-xx
2 kernels 3.13.0-xx had been left behind. They have been uninstalled completely. They are of no use on Mint 18.
Commit Log for Thu Sep 20 01:04:29 2018
The following packages have been completely removed:
linux-headers-3.13.0-157
linux-headers-3.13.0-157-generic
linux-headers-3.13.0-158
linux-headers-3.13.0-158-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-157-generic
linux-image-3.13.0-158-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-157-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-158-generic
Purging packages left behind by mintupgrade
mintupgrade had removed 88 packages, but not purged them. So a lot of packages had been left behind. They have been removed completely.
Checking whether HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner fully functional
Double-sided printing works. Scanning works as well.
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Checking whether the xfce desktop is fully functional
The xfce desktop is fully functional. To be precise it was functional; but it has been fully functional, only after a minor annoyance had been corrected. See below under "Problems and Solutions".
MDM greeter screen does not display userlist after (re)boot
When the system comes up, the MDM greeter screen will not display the userlist. sudo dpkg-reconfigure mdm has not resolved the issue. Workaround:
Click on the "Session" link. Confirm the pre-selected default setting. The mdmgreeter screen will be re-drawn, this time the userlist will be populated.
. Result:
After 3 days, I have not been able to identify the root cause of the annoying MDM failure to load the userlist after each (re)boot.
Googling did not turn up any similar case. Searching the Mint Github issues, reported for MDM, did not turn up a similar case.
Upgrading MDM 2.0.10 (Sarah) to MDM 2.0.17 (Serena) did not solve the issue.
. Decision: I will live with the found workaround. A bit annoying, but not too inconvenient.
If this had happened 2 years ago, I would have very likely hoped that Mint 18.1 would solve the issue. By now, in Sept. 2018, I hope that upgrading to Mint 18.3 will get rid of the MDM issue by replacing MDM with lightdm. (Hope dies last.)
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xfce4-panel exceeds monitor width, no clock in panel, lots of xfce utilities missing
The clock display was missing from the xfce4-panel. Adding it back, caused the time to be displayed outside the visible screen area.
The xfce4-taskmanager was missing. Actually all the xfce4-goodies, which had been present on Mint 17.3, were absent on Mint 18.
To my surprise, installing xfce4-goodies solved all these little issues.
MintUpgrade to Mint 18 - Checking the Upgrade Logfile
Check the "minupgrade upgrade" logfile for errors.
Logfile /var/apt/log/term.log had been saved as Zotac_Mint17.3_to_Mint18_mintupgrade.txt in order to prevent it from being "logrotated" before it has been fully inspected.
Turned out that most error messages in the file are about dependency issues which are caused by uninstalling outdated packages and which are resolved immediately by installing the corresponding newer package versions.
Only 3 minor issues had been left:
Had forgotten to remove a no longer needed self-created script from /etc/init.d and the symlinks from /etc/rc0.d and /etc/rc6.d: done.
An openjdk-7 package had been left behind, when upgrading to openjdk-8. Package removed: done.
The ttf-mscorefonts-installer had failed to download and install some of the MS core fonts: solved.
Turns out the Ubuntu 16.04 repo version is faulty. Solution found here: ttf-mscorefonts-installer installation failure 16.04 LTS
Next step in the process of "Upgrade from Mint 17.1 to Mint 19 in-place (experiment)" down here
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now. Lifeline
karlchen wrote: ⤴Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:25 amWarning in advance: Don't do this at home!
This is not a tutorial, but a docu soap with my own Mint 17.1 system as the guinea-pig.
@karlchen
Boldly going where no (sane) man has gone before
Everything in life was difficult before it became easy.
Is it really such a strange idea to follow the official in-place Mint upgrade path and expect doing so will yield the most recent fully functional Linux Mint 19 in the end?
The only not so common detail about my experiment is the reduced timeframe during which the upgrade steps will be done.
We will see what the final outcome will be.
Best regards,
Karl
The people of Alderaan have been bravely fighting back the clone warriors sent out by the unscrupulous Sith Lord Palpatine for 792 days now. Lifeline
all41 wrote: ⤴Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:49 pm
@karlchen
Boldly going where no (sane) man has gone before
I've got one machine that started life on Mint 17 (if my first forum post is accurante viewtopic.php?f=90&t=177423 that is happily running 18.3 currently having gone through inplace upgrades from 17 through to 18.3. But it's a simple system acting as a media centre / file server so perhaps less prone to upgrade FUBAR's. I'm not planning on taking it to 19 unfortunately - it's next refresh will be as a headless server based of the Ubuntu minimal iso.
For custom Nemo actions, useful scripts for the Cinnamon desktop, and Cinnamox themes visit my Github pages.
<stuck a bit on mdmgreeter screen issue>
Actually, the system would be ready for upgrading from Mint 18 to Mint 18.3 in-place using mintupdate, if there were not this unresolved little issue, which had been mentioned before:
MDM greeter screen does not display userlist after (re)boot
When the system comes up, the MDM greeter screen will not display the userlist.
True there is a workaround for it. But the fact remains I have not found out what the root cause is and how to solve it.
On the one hand, on the other hand Mint 18.3 will permit to switch from MDM to lightdm; so no more MDM issues.
Hence spending more time on the MDM issue might be considered a waste of time.
But it would mean that mintupgrade from 17.3 to 18 has left behind an unresolved issue.
-- The decision is to move on with in-place upgrading:
If I had come across the MDM annoyance in 2016, I would very likely have hoped it would be fixed in Mint 18.1. The workaround is a bit annoying, but no show stopper and productivity killer.
In Sept. 2018, my hope is not on Mint 18.1, but on lightdm, which will have replaced MDM, once the upgrade to Mint 18.3 has been completed. Hope dies last. </stuck a bit on mdmgreeter screen issue>
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Step 3: Upgrade my Mint 18.0 to Mint 18.3 in-place using MintUpdate
MintUpdate from Mint 18.0 to Mint 18.3
With root privileges backed up the whole sub-directory /etc/apt to /home/karl/Downloads/apt. - Might need it for reference or for manually restoring settings after the next step.
1. Create a system snapshot
Installed Timeshift. Briefly checked how it works. Decided that I do not want it. Purged it again.
Note: this is my decision and not the officially recommended approach.
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2. Prepare for the upgrade
Set the screensaver to kick in: never. No Cinnamon applets, desklets, extensions, themes to be updated here. Stock Mint 18 Cinnamon still.
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3. Upgrade the operating system
Refresh => Nothing to be updated. So next step: Edit => Upgrade system to "Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia".
Roughly 45 minutes and reboot later, Mint 18 Sarah had turned into Mint 18.3 Sylvia.
45 min. may seem a long time. Please, keep in mind that the overall runtime has been brought about by my slow internet connection and my slow hardware. No issues have been encountered during the upgrade from Mint 18 to Mint 18.3 via MintUpdate.
Synaptic history log:
Commit Log for Sun Sep 23 17:59:19 2018
The following packages have been removed:
libcjs0e
xplayer-mozilla
The following packages have been updated:
apturl (0.5.2+linuxmint3) to 0.5.2+linuxmint5
apturl-common (0.5.2+linuxmint3) to 0.5.2+linuxmint5
base-files (18.0.2) to 18.3.0
cinnamon (3.0.7+sarah) to 3.6.7+sylvia
cinnamon-common (3.0.7+sarah) to 3.6.7+sylvia
cinnamon-control-center (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
cinnamon-control-center-data (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
cinnamon-desktop-data (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
cinnamon-l10n (3.0.3) to 3.6.4
cinnamon-screensaver (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.1+sylvia
cinnamon-session (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
cinnamon-session-common (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
cinnamon-settings-daemon (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
cinnamon-themes (2016.05.03) to 2017.06.20
cjs (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.1+sylvia
desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5.2) to 0.22+linuxmint1
folder-color-switcher (1.0.9) to 1.1.7
gdebi (0.9.5.7ubuntu1) to 0.9.5.7xmint5
gdebi-core (0.9.5.7ubuntu1) to 0.9.5.7xmint5
gir1.2-cinnamondesktop-3.0 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
gir1.2-cmenu-3.0 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
gir1.2-cvc-1.0 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
gir1.2-meta-muffin-0.0 (3.0.5+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
gir1.2-nemo-3.0 (3.0.6+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
gir1.2-xplayer-1.0 (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
gir1.2-xplayer-plparser-1.0 (1.0.2+sarah) to 1.0.2+serena
gnome-calculator (1:3.18.3-0ubuntu1.16.04.1) to 1:3.18.3-0ubuntu1.16.04.1.mint1
gnome-screenshot (3.18.0-2linuxmint1) to 3.18.0-2linuxmint2
gnome-terminal (3.18.3-linuxmint1) to 3.18.3-linuxmint2
gnome-terminal-data (3.18.3-linuxmint1) to 3.18.3-linuxmint2
libcaja-extension1 (1.14.2-1+sarah) to 1.18.5-1+sonya
libcinnamon-control-center1 (3.0.1+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
libcinnamon-desktop4 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
libcinnamon-menu-3-0 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
libcvc0 (3.0.2+sarah) to 3.6.2+sylvia
libgksu2-0 (2.0.13~pre1-7linuxmint4) to 2.0.13~pre1-7linuxmint5
libmuffin0 (3.0.5+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
libnemo-extension1 (3.0.6+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
libxplayer-plparser18 (1.0.2+sarah) to 1.0.2+serena
libxplayer0 (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
libxreaderdocument3 (1.0.8+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
libxreaderview3 (1.0.8+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
mdm (2.0.17+serena) to 2.0.19+sylvia
mint-artwork-cinnamon (5.2) to 5.7
mint-artwork-common (2.0.9.1) to 2.1.8.1
mint-artwork-gnome (2.6.46) to 2.6.49
mint-artwork-xfce (2016.07.27.1) to 2017.12.13
mint-backgrounds-xfce (2016.07.12) to 2017.10.27
mint-common (1.2.6) to 1.2.9
mint-info-cinnamon (2016.01.11) to 2017.10.27
mint-mdm-themes-html (2.0.10) to 2.0.15
mint-meta-cinnamon (2016.07.23) to 2017.09.19
mint-meta-codecs (2016.05.04) to 2017.06.25
mint-meta-codecs-core (2016.05.04) to 2017.06.25
mint-meta-core (2016.07.23) to 2017.09.19
mint-meta-xfce (2016.07.23) to 2017.09.19
mint-themes (1.4.7) to 1.5.0
mint-themes-gtk3 (3.18+8) to 3.18+17
mint-translations (2016.06.25) to 2018.01.06
mint-x-icons (1.3.9) to 1.4.6
mint-y-icons (1.0.3) to 1.1.3
mint-y-theme (1.0.9) to 1.2.3
mintbackup (2.2.4) to 2.3.2
mintdesktop (3.5.2) to 3.5.7
mintdrivers (1.3.3) to 1.3.7
mintinstall (7.7.5) to 7.8.9
mintlocale (1.3.7) to 1.4.4
mintnanny (1.5.2) to 1.5.4
mintsources (1.6.0) to 1.7.2
mintstick (1.2.8) to 1.3.5
mintsystem (8.2.9) to 8.3.4
mintupdate (5.1.0.6) to 5.3.2.5
mintupgrade (17.3.11) to 18.3.11
mintupload (4.0.8) to 4.1.1
mintwelcome (2.2.2) to 2.2.6
muffin-common (3.0.5+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
nemo (3.0.6+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
nemo-compare (3.0.0+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
nemo-data (3.0.6+sarah) to 3.6.5+sylvia
nemo-emblems (3.0.2) to 3.6.0+sylvia
nemo-fileroller (3.0.0+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
nemo-folder-color-switcher (1.0.9) to 1.1.7
nemo-share (3.0.0+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
pix (1.0.6+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
pix-data (1.0.6+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
python-nemo (3.0.0+sarah) to 3.6.0+sylvia
synaptic (0.83linuxmint3) to 0.83linuxmint4
ubuntu-system-adjustments (2016.09.02) to 2017.05.21
xapps-common (1.0.0) to 1.0.4+sylvia
xed (1.0.6+sarah) to 1.6.3+sylvia
xed-common (1.0.6+sarah) to 1.6.3+sylvia
xfce4-notifyd (0.2.4-3ubuntu1) to 0.3.6-0ubuntu1
xfce4-taskmanager (1.1.0-1) to 1.2.0-0ubuntu1
xfce4-terminal (0.6.3-2ubuntu1) to 0.8.6-0ubuntu1
xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin (1.5.3-0ppa1~xenial1) to 1.7.3-0ppa1~xenial1
xfwm4 (4.12.3-1ubuntu2) to 4.13.0-1mint1+sonya
xplayer (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
xplayer-common (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
xplayer-plugins (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
xplayer-plugins-extra (1.0.7+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
xreader (1.0.8+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
xreader-common (1.0.8+sarah) to 1.6.2+sylvia
xviewer (1.0.6+sarah) to 1.6.1+sylvia
xviewer-plugins (1.0.3+sarah) to 1.2.0+serena
The following packages have been installed:
cinnamon-screensaver-pam-helper (3.6.1+sylvia)
cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin (3.6.1+sylvia)
dcraw (9.21-0.2)
dleyna-server (0.4.0-1)
flatpak (0.10.0-0alexlarsson1~xenial)
gir1.2-appstream-1.0 (0.10.6-1~ubuntu16.04.2)
gir1.2-flatpak-1.0 (0.10.0-0alexlarsson1~xenial)
gir1.2-xapp-1.0 (1.0.4+sylvia)
gnome-control-center (1:3.18.2-1ubuntu6)
gnome-control-center-data (1:3.18.2-1ubuntu6)
gnome-online-accounts (3.18.3-1ubuntu2)
gstreamer1.0-clutter-3.0 (3.0.18-1)
ibus (1.5.11-1ubuntu2.1)
iso-flag-png (1.0.1)
libappstream4 (0.10.6-1~ubuntu16.04.2)
libcheese-gtk25 (3.18.1-2ubuntu3)
libcjs0f (3.6.1+sylvia)
libcolord-gtk1 (0.1.26-1)
libcscreensaver0 (3.6.1+sylvia)
libdleyna-connector-dbus-1.0-1 (0.2.0-1)
libdleyna-core-1.0-3 (0.4.0-1)
libflatpak0 (0.10.0-0alexlarsson1~xenial)
libgoa-backend-1.0-1 (3.18.3-1ubuntu2)
libgupnp-av-1.0-2 (0.12.8-1)
libgupnp-dlna-2.0-3 (0.10.4-1)
libmozjs-38-0 (38.2.1~rc0-0ubuntu5)
libostree-1-1 (2017.12-0alexlarsson1~xenial)
libpeas-1.0-0-python3loader (1.16.0-1ubuntu2)
libstemmer0d (0+svn585-1)
libxapp1 (1.0.4+sylvia)
mint-backgrounds-sylvia (1.2)
python-setproctitle (1.1.8-1build2)
python3-psutil (3.4.2-1)
python3-setproctitle (1.1.8-1build2)
python3-xapp (1.0.1)
realmd (0.16.2-2)
unity-control-center-faces (15.04.0+16.04.20171130-0ubuntu1)
xdg-desktop-portal (0.8-0alexlarsson2~xenial)
xdg-desktop-portal-gtk (0.7-0alexlarsson2~xenial)
Desktop manager MDM, but where is LightDM?
Much to my surprise and to my dismay as well, when the machine had rebooted, MDM, including the annoying little issue, reported above, appeared on the screen. The workaround still works around the issue.
Yet, should MDM not have been replaced by LightDM, which had been introduced in Mint 18.2 already; and this had been the upgade to Mint 18.3?!
Pitfall: The official instructionHow to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3does not even mention LightDM. MintUpdate does not ask you whether you want to switch from MDM to LightDM; and it does not do the switch at all. No.
You have to go back to the previous upgrade instruction How to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.2, in order to find out how to switch from MDM to LightDM after the upgrade manually. It is not part of what MintUpdate will do for you. Not even optionally.
How to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.2 wrote:How to switch from MDM to LightDM Warning: This is not recommend for novice users.
First, install LightDM by typing the following commands in a terminal:
$ apt remove mdm
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 libmozjs-24-0v5 mint-backgrounds-sarah
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
mdm
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 12.1 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 254841 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing mdm (2.0.19+sylvia) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for mintsystem (8.3.4) ...
Rebooting ...
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Finally on Mint 18.3 with LightDM and the SlickGreeter
Step 3: Upgrade my Mint 18.0 to Mint 18.3 in-place using MintUpdate
Problems encountered and solved after upgrading
MDM problems solved by switching to LightDM
LightDM not starting up once
HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner no longer fully functional
System startup delayed by 1 min due to apt-daily.service
(Solved) MDM does not permit switching DE's in greeter screen
Issue introduced by upgrade from Mint 17.1 to Mint 17.3. Solved in Mint 18.3. But not because MDM had been fixed. No. It exhibits the same ole bug. Yet, switching to lightdm has resolved the problem.
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(Solved) MDM greeter screen does not display userlist after (re)boot
Issue introduced by upgrade from Mint 17.3 to Mint 18. Solved in Mint 18.3. But not because MDM had been fixed. No. It exhibits the same ole bug. Yet, switching to lightdm has resolved the problem.
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LightDM not starting at all after reboot Problem:
Tonight when the system started up, LightDM would not start at all. Service LightDM was "dead".
. Solution:
LightDM was brought back to life from console tty1 by executing:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
sudo service lightdm restart
Not sure whether the dpkg-reconfigure had been needed.
. Further steps:
Inspected several logfiles and checked for the reason with "journalctl". lightdm.log held some entries, which I may have come across in forum problem reports, not quite sure, will have to check more thoroughly.
Switched between xfce and Cinnamon and rebooted in between. Yet, second and third reboot worked as they should, and Lightdm started without problems.
. 2018-09-25 - 2018-09-27: LightDM starts up as it should
For the past 3 days, the greeter screen appeared on the screen as it should on every (re)boot.
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HP Colour Laserjet & Scanner no longer fully functional
Did we not have a similar issue before? This time the printer prints double-sided, but the scanner device interface mysteriously got lost. /usr/bin/hp-check confirms so.
Trying to use /usr/bin/hp-doctor to solve the problem reveals that hplip 3.16.5 is not willing to install on Mint 18.3. OS too new.
So time to uninstall hplip 3.16.5: sudo /usr/bin/hp-uninstall
Next installed HPLIP 3.16.3 (no typo, no joke) from the official Ubuntu 16.04 software repos, following the instruction here.
Result: double-sided printing works, scanner is functional.
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System startup delayed by 1 min due to apt-daily.service systemd-analyze and systemd-analyze blame revealed that the service apt-daily.service and the service, which will be triggered to start afterwards, apt-daily-upgrade.service, slowed down the total system startup by 1 minute.
Googling for both services revealed that I was not alone and that users frequently experienced this (mis)behaviour.
In the end, the issue was resolved by following the first answer, given here, Ubuntu 16.04 slow boot (apt-daily.service), and delaying the service startup to a later point in time.
2018-09-28: I only thought the delay had been resolved. Looks as if systemd does not honour the apt-daily overyride.conf. Mint booted this morning and executed both, apt-daily.service and apt-daily-upgrade.service, at boot time, no 10 min. delay. Oh well, will have to dig deeper. Yet, as this is not a show stopper, just a small annoyance at boot time, and as I do not expect the issue will have disappeared after the upgrade to Mint 19, I will proceed with my upgrade nonetheless. Will come back to this issue some time later for sure.
A bit sad to let Linux Mint 18.3 go and proceed with upgrading During the past 3 days, Linux Mint 18.3 has behaved so well and worked as reliably (with the exception of lightdm going on strike in the beginning once) as my Linux Mint 18.1, which had been installed from scratch. And Mint 18.3 has had to work long hours without a pause, because I used it for my daily office work. I am a bit loathe to give up this Mint 18.3 and proceed with upgrading it to Mint 19. Yet, this is what this thread is all about. Hence, time to say "Good bye" to Linux Mint 18.3 and "Hello, Linux Mint 19".
Last edited by karlchen on Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:35 am, edited 9 times in total.
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Step 4: Upgrade my Mint 18.3 to Mint 19.0 in-place using MintUpgrade 18.3.11
Preparing MintUpgrade
With root privileges backed up the whole sub-directory /etc/apt to /home/karl/Downloads/apt. - Might need it for reference or for manually restoring settings after the next step.
$ dpkg --list mintupgrade
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-===========================-==================-==================-===========================================================
ii mintupgrade 18.3.11 all Linux Mint Release Upgrader
2036 upgraded, 447 newly installed, 51 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1492 MB of archives.
After this operation, 1592 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Does not read bad. No errors or warnings during the mintupgrade check. So I guess the decision will be to go on and execute the actual "mintupgrade" steps, which will turn Mint 18.3 into Mint 19.
Before going ahead, followed the advice of saving the list of the 51 packages which are going to be removed.
Saved the whole screen output of the mintupgrade check into a file named "Zotac_Mint18.3_to_Mint19_simulation.txt".
This includes the names of the 51 packages, which will be removed.
So it will be possible to check after upgrading, whether there are any packages, which should be re-installed.
Just to make sure that at this point in time my Mint 18.3 is still unmodified, I verified that the content of the directory /etc/apt actually is what it had been before. Yes, it is.
--(end of mintupgrade check--)
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karl@unimatrix0 ~ $ mintupgrade download
+ Checking your Linux Mint codename...
+ Checking your Linux Mint edition...
+ Checking your Timeshift configuration...
+ Checking your Display Manager...
+ Updating cache...
[sudo] password for karl:
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-mozilla-security/ppa/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease
Hit:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/unit193/inxi/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Ign:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia InRelease
Hit:9 http://packages.linuxmint.com sylvia Release
Reading package lists... Done
+ Checking if Linux Mint is up to date...
+ Backing up your APT sources...
-------------------------------------------------
Your repositories will now be switched to point to Linux Mint 19 'Tara'.
Any 3rd party repositories or PPA will be removed.
A backup of your APT sources will be written to /home/karl/Upgrade-Backup/APT/.
Do you want to continue? [y/n]: y
+ Setting up the repositories for Linux Mint 19 'Tara'...
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [10.2 kB]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [83.2 kB]
[... lots of lines skipped ...]
Get:2480 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 usb-modeswitch i386 2.5.2+repack0-2ubuntu1 [55.3 kB]
Get:2481 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 usb-modeswitch-data all 20170806-2 [30.7 kB]
Get:2482 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe i386 watershed i386 9 [11.5 kB]
Get:2483 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 xserver-xorg-legacy i386 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4 [32.7 kB]
Fetched 1492 MB in 48min 36s (512 kB/s)
Download complete and in download only mode
karl@unimatrix0 ~ $
The download completed after 48.5 min. without any problems.
Screen output captured in file Zotac_Mint18.3_to_Mint19_upgrade1.txt. File zipped and attached to this post.
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I am afraid mintupgrade has failed and the system may be dead This is where I think the "mintupgrade upgrade" failed and will not be able to recover from this failure. File Zotac_Mint18.3_to_Mint19_upgrade1.txt starting with line 1943:
Preparing to unpack .../libgnomekbd8_3.26.0-3_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgnomekbd8:i386 (3.26.0-3) over (3.6.0-1ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent processing triggers for gconf2:
gconf2 depends on dbus-x11; however:
Package dbus-x11 is not configured yet.
And then it is going on repeating the same error message many many times.
It tried in fallback mode. And now it wants to switch to manual mode. - Not quite sure what mintupgrade has got in mind. + An issue was detected during the upgrade, running the upgrade in manual mode....
[...]
gconf2
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
------------------------------------------------
!! ERROR: Failed to upgrade some of the packages. Please review the error message, use APT to fix the situation and try again.
!! Exiting.
------------------------------------------------
The 2nd run of "mintupgrade upgrade" took 3 hours on this machine.
Screen output captured in file Zotac_Mint18.3_to_Mint19_upgrade2.txt. File zipped and attached to this post.
Have not spotted any severe error in the file so far.
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Rebooting into Mint 19 Tara now
Stay tuned in order to find out whether I will return or not ...
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Linux Mint 19 Tara is has come up.
Rebooting worked fine, but not faster than on Mint 18.3. - Had I really expected so? No, not really.
Here are some details about Mint 19 Tara, upgraded in-place from Mint 18.3.
Problems encountered and solved after upgrading
Trouble shooting will not begin before tomorrow.
--(happy end for an upgrade that had tried to give me a heart attack first--)
Last edited by karlchen on Fri Sep 28, 2018 2:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason:added a few details about Mint 19 Tara after it had come up from its first reboot after "mintupgrade upgrade"
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karlchen wrote: ⤴Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:25 amWarning in advance: Don't do this at home!
This is not a tutorial, but a docu soap with my own Mint 17.1 system as the guinea-pig.
Have you had any complaints yet about cruelty to guinea-pigs?
"There is, ultimately, only one truth -- cogito, ergo sum -- everything else is an assumption." - Me, my swansong.
