{"id":4571,"date":"2023-09-27T11:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=4571"},"modified":"2023-09-27T11:45:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T10:45:07","slug":"how-to-upgrade-to-lmde-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/?p=4571","title":{"rendered":"How to upgrade to LMDE 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is now possible to upgrade LMDE 5 to version 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, refresh your cache and install the Upgrade Tool by typing the following commands in a terminal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt update\napt install mintupgrade<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Then type the following command to launch the Upgrade Tool:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo mintupgrade<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/upload\/2023\/09\/shadow_mintupgrade.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/upload\/2023\/09\/shadow_mintupgrade.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/upload\/2023\/09\/shadow_mintupgrade.png 626w, https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/upload\/2023\/09\/shadow_mintupgrade-420x429.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Follow the instructions on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the tool is done and the upgrade is successful uninstall it and reboot your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt remove mintupgrade\nsudo reboot<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a major upgrade. It can take several hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be asked to be up to date and to prepare system snapshots. Do not rush, do not take shortcuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t hesitate to seek help if you have questions or if you face problems with the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sub>Notes: <\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><sub>Although not recommended, you can skip the snapshot requirement by disabling it in the preferences.<\/sub><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><sub>At the time of this announcement the upgrader is missing a few translations. Non-translated sentences will appear in English instead of your own language.<\/sub><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now possible to upgrade LMDE 5 to version 6. First, refresh your cache and install the Upgrade Tool by typing the following commands in a terminal: Then type the following command to launch the Upgrade Tool: Follow the instructions on the screen. When the tool is done and the upgrade is successful uninstall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-topics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4571"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4582,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4571\/revisions\/4582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.linuxmint.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}