howto: OS - Linux Mint                  rev 14 nov 2022

main sites | install | versions | upgrades | repositories | 
   applications | system and security | other resources

Is based on Ubuntu.

NEEDS EDITING - this file is based on the Ubuntu file,
  and i left the Ubuntu stuff as placeholders  :)

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main linux mint sites:

  * Ubuntu Community Help Wiki
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommunityHelpWiki

  * Common Questions about Ubuntu
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions

  * About version numbers
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CommonQuestions#Ubuntu_Releases_and_Version_Numbers
      nn.04 are LTS (long term support) release – 
         Canonical only publishes every two years, 
         and continues to support for the next five.

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install:

  * Ubuntu Community Installation Guide
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation

  * Installation and boot
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=46

  * Lenovo "secured-core" PCs won't boot Linux out-of-the-box
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2198334
  * How to boot Linux on newer Lenovo "secured-core" PCs
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=377126


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versions:

  * 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish - apr 2022
      - To release 21 apr 2022.
      - LTS (long term support) release – the type of release that Canonical 
          only publishes every two years, and continues to support for the next five.
      - GNOME 42.0, php 8.1, Ruby 3.0, Python 3.10.0, OpenSSL 3.0
      https://linuxconfig.org/ubuntu-22-04-features-and-release-date

  * 17.10 to 18.04 (Bionic Beaver)
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BionicUpgrades

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upgrade:
  
  Upgrading should only be done from one release to the next release
  (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 16.10) or from one *LTS* release to
  the next (e.g. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS). If you
  wish to 'skip' a version, you can back up your data and do a
  fresh installation, or progressively upgrade to each successive
  version. For example, to upgrade from Ubuntu 16.10 to Ubuntu 17.10,
  first upgrade to 17.04, then upgrade 17.04 to 17.10.
      -- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes

  * Upgrade notes
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes

  * Upgrade or fresh install
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EOLUpgrades

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repositories:

  * Managing software repositories from the command line
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/CommandLine


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applications:

  * Ubuntu applications
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Applications


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system and security:

  * System administration
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SystemAdministration
  
  * Security on ubuntu
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security

  * Automatic Security Updates
      https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates


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other resources:

  * Also see https://webwalker.to/magic/os-gnu-linux/distributions_and_install/linux_mint

  * Getting started for Newbies
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=245700

  * Set different background images in each monitor - Cinnamon
      https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=330854


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