{"id":3792,"date":"2019-08-02T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2019-08-02T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T15:40:00","slug":"how-to-upgrade-to-linux-mint-19-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=3792","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade to Linux Mint 19.2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 19 (or 19.1) to version 19.2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve been waiting for this we&#8217;d like to thank you for your patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Create a system snapshot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can use Timeshift to make a system snapshot before the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If anything goes wrong, you can easily restore your operating system to its previous state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launch Timeshift from the application menu, follow the instructions on the screen to configure it and create a system snapshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Prepare for the upgrade<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Disable your screensaver<\/li><li>If you installed Cinnamon spices (applets, desklets, extensions, themes), upgrade them from the System Settings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. Upgrade the operating system<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upgrading to Linux Mint 19.2 is relatively easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Launch the System Upgrade by clicking on &#8220;Edit-&gt;Upgrade to Linux Mint 19.2 Tina&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3792\/mintupgrade1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3792\/mintupgrade1.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the instructions on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3792\/mintupgrade2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linuxmint.com\/tmp\/blog\/3792\/thumb_mintupgrade2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If asked whether to keep or replace configuration files, choose to replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4. Add\/remove packages (optional, for Linux Mint 19 users)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P7zip-full (which provides the ability to create password-encrypted archives) and xul-ext-lightning (Calendar support in Thunderbird) were added to Linux Mint 19.1. To install these packages, open a terminal and type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt install p7zip-full xul-ext-lightning<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are running the Cinnamon edition, you can also remove the XScreensaver hacks. These are no longer supported by the Cinnamon screensaver. To remove them, open a terminal and type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt remove --purge xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-data-extra xscreensaver-gl xscreensaver-gl-extra cinnamon-screensaver-webkit-plugin cinnamon-screensaver-x-plugin<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5. Reboot the computer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the upgrade is finished, reboot your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Commonly asked questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the upgrade is not available to you, check that you have the latest versions of mintupdate and mint-upgrade-info installed and restart the Update Manager. If the latest versions are not yet available in your mirrors, switch to the default repositories.<\/li><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><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 19 (or 19.1) to version 19.2. If you&#8217;ve been waiting for this we&#8217;d like to thank you for your patience. 1. Create a system snapshot You can use Timeshift to make a system snapshot before the upgrade. 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