{"id":2544,"date":"2014-02-04T08:48:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T13:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=2544"},"modified":"2014-02-05T07:09:39","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T12:09:39","slug":"lmde-update-pack-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=2544","title":{"rendered":"LMDE Update Pack 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Warnings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Update Packs are for LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) users only.<\/li>\n<li>If you are using a regular edition of Linux Mint, do not follow the instructions below and ignore this post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>Update Pack 8 was released as the \u201clatest\u201d update pack today.\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>How to upgrade<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1. Perform a system backup (otherwise you won&#8217;t be able to go back)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When things go wrong and you have a backup, the only thing you lose is time.<\/p>\n<p>Make a backup of your system. We recommend the following tool: <a href=\"http:\/\/redobackup.org\/\">http:\/\/redobackup.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Switch to the official repositories (otherwise things will break)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Point to the official repositories to make sure everything is up to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run &#8220;gksu gedit \/etc\/apt\/sources.list&#8221; or &#8220;gksu pluma \/etc\/apt\/sources.list&#8221; in a terminal to edit your APT sources.<\/li>\n<li>Replace the content of the file with the lines below and save the file:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>deb http:\/\/packages.linuxmint.com\/ debian main upstream import<br \/>\ndeb http:\/\/debian.linuxmint.com\/latest testing main contrib non-free<br \/>\ndeb http:\/\/debian.linuxmint.com\/latest\/security testing\/updates main contrib non-free<br \/>\ndeb http:\/\/debian.linuxmint.com\/latest\/multimedia testing main non-free<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Switch to an UP8 mirror (otherwise it will take forever)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As everyone downloads the UP, the official repositories will be extremely busy. You can safely point to a mirror as long as it is up to date with UP8.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the current status of the LMDE mirrors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UP8 (safe):\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/debian.linuxmint.com\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirror.internode.on.net\/pub\/linuxmint-debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/31.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirror.oss.maxcdn.com\/linuxmint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/linuxmint-apt.killerhorse.eu\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirrors.ircam.fr\/pub\/linuxmint-debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/>\u00a0http:\/\/lmde-mirror.gwendallebihan.net\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/>\u00a0http:\/\/mirror.rts-informatique.fr\/linuxmint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/www.mirrorservice.org\/sites\/debian.linuxmint.com\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/55.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/ftp.jaist.ac.jp\/pub\/Linux\/linuxmint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/27.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mintlinux.mirror.triple-it.nl\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirror.komsys.org\/pub\/linuxmint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/10.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/ucmirror.canterbury.ac.nz\/linux\/mint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/44.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirrors.serverhost.ro\/mint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/debian.lth.se\/lmde\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/49.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/tux.rainside.sk\/mint\/debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirror.metrocast.net\/linuxmint-debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/img\/flags\/1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"15\" \/> http:\/\/mirrors.xmission.com\/linuxmint-debian\/latest\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To select a mirror:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run &#8220;gksu gedit \/etc\/apt\/sources.list&#8221; or &#8220;gksu pluma \/etc\/apt\/sources.list&#8221; in a terminal to edit your APT sources.<\/li>\n<li>Replace http:\/\/debian.linuxmint.com\/latest\/ with the mirror of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Save the file.<\/li>\n<li>Run &#8220;apt update&#8221; in a terminal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Check your APT sources<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In the Update Manager, click on the \u201cUpdate Pack Info\u201d button<\/li>\n<li>Make sure \u201cYour system configuration\u201d shows up as green and doesn\u2019t show any warnings or errors.<\/li>\n<li>If you see a warning or an error, follow the instructions given and repeat the process until they\u2019re gone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>5. Read about the Update Pack (otherwise you&#8217;ll be asking things we already answered)<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the \u201cUpdate Pack Info\u201d window of the Update Manager, make sure to read all the information related to Update Pack 8. Some of it might be irrelevant to you, but it will only take you a minute and it might save you hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Upgrade the packages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re ready and you know all that there is to know, press the \u201cInstall Updates\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Join us<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can chat with other LMDE users or with the dev. team while the system is upgrading. Don&#8217;t hesitate to ask questions if you encounter issues.<\/p>\n<p>From the menu you can launch &#8220;Xchat&#8221;, or join #linuxmint-debian on irc.spotchat.org with any IRC client.<\/p>\n<h3>FAQ<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Will LMDE get new ISO images with Update Pack 8?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warnings Update Packs are for LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) users only. If you are using a regular edition of Linux Mint, do not follow the instructions below and ignore this post. Introduction Update Pack 8 was released as the \u201clatest\u201d update pack today.\u00a0 How to upgrade 1. 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