Upgrading to Linux Mint 13 From 1x

As we have said you need to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 from previous Linux Mint 18, 18.1, or 18.2 using the upgrade tool as shown below.

Go to Menu => Update Manager (if the window is showing the update policy screen, select the policy you want and click “OK”), then click on the “Refresh Button”, to check for the new version of mint update.

If you found any updates then, apply them by clicking on Install Updates. Once you have installed all updates, as shown in the below screenshot.

Then, go to Edit => Upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia as shown in the below screenshot.

You will see the screen telling you, a new version of Linux Mint is available.

During the installation of upgrades, the system will ask whether to keep or replace configuration files, click on “Replace”. Once the upgrade is finished, Reboot your computer. Once you have rebooted, you now have Linux Mint 18.3 running, and you are good to go…

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”.