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• July 06, 2009
• 21:51

  mintCast episode 18

   » ‎ mintCast

  Enclosure: [download]

  Episode 18: Favorite Applications
  In this episodeLinuxMint 7 x64 released
  
  Palmreleases Pre source code
  
  Sugar on a Stick
  
  Linux Mint Screencast project
  
  Favorite applications (in repos unless link included)OpenOffice.org
  
  Conduit
  Lifehacker article
  
  Audacity
  
  Boxee/XBMC
  [www.boxee.tv]
  [xbmc.org]
  
  Kompozer
  
  Digikam
  
  Mint.com
  
  Tomboy
  
  Delicious.com
  
  Liferea
  
  Thunderbird
  
  RSSOwl
  
  Emacs
  
  Org-mode
  
  Evolution
  
  Pidgin
  
  GIMP
  
  Writer'sCafe
  
  Sudoku
  
  Worldof Goo
  
  Wine
  
  CrossoverLinux
  
  RemoteDesktop Client
  
  GParted
  
  Wireshark
  
  GNOME Do
  
  Phatch
  
  Crossover Games
  
  Web site of the weekOpenOffice.orgTraining, Tips, and Ideas
  
  Feedbackgnome-look.org
  
  kde-look.org
  
  Gnome-Art NextGen
  
  LinuxWindows Manager for X
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• 16:04

  How to upgrade Mint 6 Felicia x64 to Mint 7 Gloria x64

   » ‎ Linux Mint Blog

  Warnings:

  • This upgrade path is for the x64 Edition only, from a Mint 6 Felicia to a Mint 7 Gloria system.
  • There is no guarantee that it will work for you. In fact this is quite a risky process. If you’re experienced and if you know how to troubleshoot and solve common Linux problems (in particular X11, kernel modules and APT problems) then you’re probably OK. If you’re a novice user we recommend you perform a fresh installation of Linux Mint 7 x64 instead.
  • You should make backups of all your data before upgrading.

  Upgrading graphically:

  • Open a terminal and type the following commands: “apt update” and “apt install mintupgrader-felicia-x64”
  • Open mintMenu and run “Menu->Administration->Upgrade to Linux Mint 7″
  • Follow the instructions. Choose the default options. Ignore errors (in particular GPG and gtk2-engines-aurora errors).
  • Once the tool is finished upgrading, reboot the computer.
  • Eventually, if you noticed errors the first time, run the tool again (it should be faster and if things failed the first time it will resume the upgrade).

  Upgrading from the command line:

  Open a terminal and type the following commands:

  • gksu gedit /etc/apt/sources.list (Change all occurrences of “felicia” to “gloria”, and all occurences of “intrepid” to “jaunty” then save the file and close the editor)
  • apt update
  • apt remove mintassistant
  • apt install linuxmint-keyring
  • apt update
  • apt install mint-info-x64 (choose “Y” or “I” to install the package maintainer’s version)
  • apt install mint-meta-x64 (choose “Y” or “I” to install the package maintainer’s version)

  In the terminal, repeat the following commands until both show no upgrades available:

  • apt upgrade
  • apt dist-upgrade

  Then type the following commands:

  • apt install mint-meta-x64
  • sudo rm -rf /boot/gfxmenu/default.message
  • sudo ln -s /boot/gfxmenu/linuxmint.message /boot/gfxmenu/default.message

  Finally, open “Login Window” from the menu, click on the “Local” tab and choose the Arc-Wise theme. (If after rebooting you get an error about the theme at the login prompt, repeat this step.)

  To get GDM to play the default Linux Mint sound, open “Login Window”, click on the “Accessibility” tab, and set the sound for “Login screen ready” to “/usr/share/sounds/linuxmint-gdm.wav”.