{"id":3462,"date":"2017-11-27T15:43:47","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2017-12-15T14:49:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T14:49:38","slug":"how-to-upgrade-to-linux-mint-18-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=3462","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 18, 18.1 and 18.2 to version 18.3.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been waiting for this we&#8217;d like to thank you for your patience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Create a system snapshot<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Timeshift was backported to Linux Mint 18, 18.1 and 18.2. You can use timeshift to make a system snapshot before the upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>If anything goes wrong, you can easily restore your operating system to its previous state.<\/p>\n<p>To install timeshift, open a terminal and type:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"theme:shell-default striped:false lang:default highlight:0 decode:true\">apt update\r\napt install timeshift<\/pre>\n<p>Launch Timeshift from the application menu, follow the instructions on the screen to configure it and create a system snapshot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Prepare for the upgrade<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Disable your screensaver<\/li>\n<li>If you installed Cinnamon spices (applets, desklets, extensions, themes), upgrade them from the System Settings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Upgrade the operating system<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upgrading to Linux Mint 18.3 is relatively easy.<\/p>\n<p>In the Update Manager, click on the Refresh button to check for any new version of mintupdate and mint-upgrade-info. If there are updates for these packages, apply them.<\/p>\n<p>Launch the System Upgrade by clicking on &#8220;Edit-&gt;Upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3462\/mintupgrade1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3462\/thumb_mintupgrade1.png\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions on the screen.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3462\/mintupgrade2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3462\/thumb_mintupgrade2.png\" \/><\/a><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If asked whether to keep or replace configuration files, choose to replace them.<\/p>\n<p>Once the upgrade is finished, reboot your computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commonly asked questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Although Linux Mint 18.3 features a newer kernel, this upgrade does not change the kernel on your behalf. This is a decision only you should take.<\/li>\n<li>Same goes for the choice of display manager or the software selection. Applications won&#8217;t be removed or switched on your behalf. You can decide to make these changes, but you certainly don&#8217;t have to.<\/li>\n<li>After the upgrade, you can install newly introduced applications such as redshift-gtk and mintreport from the repositories.<\/li>\n<li>If the upgrade is not available to you, check that you have the latest versions of mintupdate and mint-upgrade-info installed. If the latest versions are not yet available in your mirrors, switch to the default repositories.<\/li>\n<li>This happens rarely, but if you ever got locked and were unable to log back in, switch to console with CTRL+ALT+F1, log in, and type &#8220;killall cinnamon-screensaver&#8221; (or &#8220;killall mate-screensaver&#8221; in MATE). Use CTRL+ALT+F7 or CTRL+ALT+F8 to get back to your session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 18, 18.1 and 18.2 to version 18.3. If you&#8217;ve been waiting for this we&#8217;d like to thank you for your patience. 1. Create a system snapshot Timeshift was backported to Linux Mint 18, 18.1 and 18.2. 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