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First-timer Installing Linux Mint (lemmy.world)
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Should I wait for 22.2 or just install 22.1? I think I’m going to go for the cinnamon desktop and install using a Rufus USB on my ~ 9 year old Dell XPS 13 9350.

I’ve been waiting a while as I thought the next version would be out by now, are there any resources for finding out how close the next version is?

Is it easy to upgrade between .x versions?

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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (4 children)

There is a mintupgrade app you'd need to install it run it from the terminal, and it lets you upgrade the OS. However, waiting just 4-5 days to get the 22.2 is always the best idea.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Is there a resource where you can see the bugs/fixes left to resolve or an ETA? Not seen anything saying 4-5 days, I just downloaded 22.1 and I’m going to do a final backup this weekend.

    I’ll probably just install .1 and have a play then reinstall .2 from fresh and transfer my data.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I’ll probably just install .1 and have a play then reinstall .2 from fresh and transfer my data.

    There's no need for that. X.1 -> X.2 is a minor upgrade, there's no reason to wipe and reinstall for it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    Ok - thank you, I think I’m going to be learning a lot in the next month. I last used RHEL for work about 5 years ago and it was a really niche application, I didn’t really explore the OS too much, and OS updates were not my responsibility.

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