Hi
makey, how's it going
? No, the
ISO downloads from the main webpage are static and remain so. To keep them up to date is highly labour intensive as it would mean creating a new
ISO every week or so. This is very time consuming and unnecessary. We do offer a respin of the distro around about
Christmas each year. This incorporates minor changes, tweaks and of course all the updates
. This respun ISO also remains static. Don't worry, this is not a issue. You simply need to update and upgrade the distro after its been installed. The following advice shows you how to do this. It's really easy, just 3 keystrokes, some Copy & Pasting and typing of your password - completely painless
.
Since the time when your installation ISO was originally created, the kernel and the installed software packages will have gone through several upgrades.
Peppermint, like other
Linux distributions is a very dynamic and rapidly evolving operating system. Consequently, it needs to be kept as current as possible for optimal performance. Please open a terminal window with the following keystrokes:
Ctrl+Alt+t. Enter the following commands into the terminal window.
Tip:
Linux is case sensitive. To reduce the possibility of typographical errors, please left click the
Code: [Select] function to highlight the line of code. This is located above the command on the far left side. Use the right mouse button and select:
Copy from the menu. With your mouse cursor inside the active terminal window. Paste the contents by clicking the right mouse button and selecting:
Paste from the menu. For
Chromium Browser and
Google Chrome users. There is no need to copy, just highlight. With your mouse cursor inside the active terminal window, simply click on the centre mouse button/wheel to paste the contents
.
Note: For enhanced security, passwords are entered invisibly. There’s
NO indication of any user input.
By default "sudo" doesn't echo ANYTHING to screen (not even ******). This way, anyone looking over your shoulder doesn't even get to see the length of your password. You may enter an incorrect password
3 times before you have to repeat the command you’re trying to execute.
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Hit
Enter/Return and enter your user password when asked. Follow the on screen instructions. After that has completed, continue with:
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Hit
Enter/Return and enter your user password if asked. Follow the on screen instructions.
After the upgrade has completed, it’s
very important to reboot your machine. It’s highly likely that there’ll be a kernel upgrade, (this is only applicable if the,
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade command provides updates). Your installation will now be up to date and ready to go. You'll receive update notifications on a regular basis. You'll know when they're available when an exclamation mark appears in the
Update Manager shield in the right side of the panel. Just left click on it and click
Install Updates. You'll be ask for your user password before the updates are installed. You can also review the updates before they're installed. I strongly advise you not to alter the settings. They've been optimized for
Peppermint. You can also simply run the commands you've just used at any time you want. This achieves the same result as the
Update Manager. You never have to concern yourself about the distro being out of date. This only happen after the end of the distro's support period. I hope this helps you feel more secure about
Peppermint. You can always use this forum for help and advice. In fact we encourage people to do so. I hope this help and good luck
.
