Upgrading from Linux 13 to Linux Mint 19

This is a crucial and important step, in case the upgrade process doesn’t go well, you can reclaim your system by restoring your latest system snapshot.

Create Linux Mint System Snapshot Using Timeshift

Step 1: To install timeshift, open a terminal and run the following command.

$ sudo apt install timeshift

Step 2: go to the System Menu and search for Timeshift, then “click” on it. Choose the snapshot type and click “Next”. The timeshift will try to estimate the system size and determine the attached storage.

Step 3: From the pop-up, select a destination for your snapshots, then click “Finish”.

Step 4:  click on the “Create button” to make a manual snapshot of your operating system.

When the creation of the system snapshot is finished, move to the next step.

Linux Mint 19 code named “Tara” is the latest Mint project. Through this article, we will show you how to upgrade from Linux Mint 18.x to 18.3. Then we will show you how to create a system snapshot using timeshift, change the system display manager to LightDM, and upgrade to Linux Mint 19 from 18.x.

Requirements for upgrading:

1. You must have experience with the APT package manager and the command line.
2. You must have running Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon, or XFCE edition, otherwise, first, upgrade to Mint 18.3, then you can upgrade to Mint 19.
3. Set your terminal to unlimited scrolling; from the terminal windows, go to Edit=>Profile Preferences=>Scrolling. Check the “Scroll on output” or “unlimited” option and click “OK”.