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Backup everything important just in case something goes wrong.
A wired and good internet connection is needed.
If on a laptop make sure its plugged in to the outlet.
Make sure to read it more than once.
Make sure you understand all the instructions.
Make sure you follow each step exactly, it may not work correctly if you don't
Do not skip any step, it may not work correctly if you don't
Do not delete anything in the upgrade folder until the upgrade is confirmed to have worked.
Not doing any other work on the machine while it's upgrading is strongly recommended.
Most Important Step:
Make sure to download the zip file into the users Home folder and then right click Extract Here(example: mine would be /home/merlwiz79/upgrade) Contents of the upgrade folder:
3 scripts fullupgrade, mainupgrade, and pidginupgrade.
2 folders backup(backups are put here during upgrade) and data(files that need to be installed)
13 Debian packages.
Installing the Full upgrade and fixes:
The full upgrade removes and installs everything that was done to make the final.
If you don't wish to have everything listed removed then use the main upgrade.
Everything the Full upgrade removes:
mintconfig
mintdesktop
bittorrent
python-bittorrent
libbeagle0
xfburn
amarok, amarok-xine and dependencies
gcalctool
xubuntu-default-settings
pidgin 2.0.0 (the plugins are not compatible with 2.1.0)
desktop-effects
metacity
Also everything in the autoremove section
Everything installed or updated:
new repos added to the original sources.list
xfcemint-default-settings, xfcemintdesktop, xfcemintconfig, and xfcemint-hompage.
xdialog
catfish
chestnut-dialer and chestnut-dialer-gtk2
fusesmbtool
gnormalize plus the normalizer plugin and everything needed to encode into mp3, mp4, mpc, ogg, and flac.
wicd and wicd-autostart-plugin
brasero 0.6.0
deluge-torrent_0.5.4
openoffice(install/upgraded if needed), mint splash added and menu fixes
gimp(install/upgraded if needed) and mint splash added
firefox.(install/upgraded if needed) and new system default bookmarks not users.(install/upgraded if needed)
thunderbird upgraded to 2.0.0.5 and added to firefox for emailto: and send links.
pidgin 2.1.0
mplayer(install/upgraded if needed)
gqview(install/upgraded if needed)
hal and hal-device-manager(install/upgraded if needed)
The Gimp and Openoffice original splashes are put in the backup folder.
To use the new Firefox bookmarks:
You can import it from the data folder.
You can back up your old bookmarks and then delete all the bookmarks.html from your profile in /.mozilla/firefox/xxxx.default/ and /.mozilla/firefox/xxxx.default/bookmarksbackups/(use show hidden files to find)
then close out everything and hit Control+Alt+Backspace
To use copy and paste into URL: Default Firefox Hompage:
file:///usr/share/linuxmint/releasenotes/index.html Original Firefox Cassandra Hompage:
file:///usr/share/linuxmint/releasenotes/orgindex.html
Backup everything important just in case something goes wrong.
A wired and good internet connection is needed.
If on a laptop make sure its plugged in to the outlet.
Make sure to read it more than once.
Make sure you understand all the instructions.
Make sure you follow each step exactly, it may not work correctly if you don't
Do not skip any step, it may not work correctly if you don't
Do not delete anything in the upgrade folder until the upgrade is confirmed to have worked.
Not doing any other work on the machine while it's upgrading is strongly recommended.
Most Important Step:
Make sure to download the zip file into the users Home folder and then right click Extract Here(example: mine would be /home/merlwiz79/upgrade) Contents of the upgrade folder:
3 scripts fullupgrade, mainupgrade, and pidginupgrade.
2 folders backup(backups are put here during upgrade) and data(files that need to be installed)
13 Debian packages.
Installing the Full upgrade and fixes:
The full upgrade removes and installs everything that was done to make the final.
If you don't wish to have everything listed removed then use the main upgrade.
Everything the Full upgrade removes:
mintconfig
mintdesktop
bittorrent
python-bittorrent
libbeagle0
xfburn
amarok, amarok-xine and dependencies
gcalctool
xubuntu-default-settings
pidgin 2.0.0 (the plugins are not compatible with 2.1.0)
desktop-effects
metacity
Also everything in the autoremove section
Everything installed or updated:
new repos added to the original sources.list
xfcemint-default-settings, xfcemintdesktop, xfcemintconfig, and xfcemint-hompage.
xdialog
catfish
chestnut-dialer and chestnut-dialer-gtk2
fusesmbtool
gnormalize plus the normalizer plugin and everything needed to encode into mp3, mp4, mpc, ogg, and flac.
wicd and wicd-autostart-plugin
brasero 0.6.0
deluge-torrent_0.5.4
openoffice(install/upgraded if needed), mint splash added and menu fixes
gimp(install/upgraded if needed) and mint splash added
firefox.(install/upgraded if needed) and new system default bookmarks not users.(install/upgraded if needed)
thunderbird upgraded to 2.0.0.5 and added to firefox for emailto: and send links.
pidgin 2.1.0
mplayer(install/upgraded if needed)
gqview(install/upgraded if needed)
hal and hal-device-manager(install/upgraded if needed)
The Gimp and Openoffice original splashes are put in the backup folder.
To use the new Firefox bookmarks:
You can import it from the data folder.
You can back up your old bookmarks and then delete all the bookmarks.html from your profile in /.mozilla/firefox/xxxx.default/ and /.mozilla/firefox/xxxx.default/bookmarksbackups/(use show hidden files to find)
then close out everything and hit Control+Alt+Backspace
To use copy and paste into URL: Default Firefox Hompage:
file:///usr/share/linuxmint/releasenotes/index.html Original Firefox Cassandra Hompage:
file:///usr/share/linuxmint/releasenotes/orgindex.html
