Upgrade Linux Mint Debian Edition

An installation of Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) can be updated to a newer version once it is released. In this example, we present the upgrade from LMDE 6 to LMDE 7.

Preparation

To prepare, the updatetool mintupgrade must be installed:

apt update
apt install mintupgrade

Important note - create backup: Before you continue, we recommend to create a recent backup of your data.

Perform update

Next, start the updatetool:

sudo mintupgrade

The following screenshots display the individual steps of the upgrade process:

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Cancel and restart upgrade

After this, remove the updatetool and restart the system:

apt remove mintupgrade
sudo reboot

References

Author: Werner Fischer Werner Fischer, working in the Knowledge Transfer team at Thomas-Krenn, completed his studies of Computer and Media Security at FH Hagenberg in Austria. He is a regular speaker at many conferences like LinuxTag, OSMC, OSDC, LinuxCon, and author for various IT magazines. In his spare time he enjoys playing the piano and training for a good result at the annual Linz marathon relay.

Translator: Alina Ranzinger Alina has been working at Thomas-Krenn.AG since 2024. After her training as multilingual business assistant, she got her job as assistant of the Product Management and is responsible for the translation of texts and for the organisation of the department.