Should I wait for 22.2 or just install 22.1? I think I’m going to go for the cinnamon desktop and install using a Rufus USB on my ~ 9 year old Dell XPS 13 9350.

I’ve been waiting a while as I thought the next version would be out by now, are there any resources for finding out how close the next version is?

Is it easy to upgrade between .x versions?

  • illusionist@lemmy.zip
    12·
    5 days ago

    I’ve got fedora and I have no idea what version it runs. Must be the same for ubuntu/mint. You just let it auto update and don’t care about it anymore

    Edit: reading other comments shows that people recommend waiting. I don’t get it. Just install it now and update in a couple of days. Even if it was tomorrow, I wouldn’t wait. On fedora updates happen in the background, maybe I’m spoiled.

  • Broken@lemmy.ml
    5·
    5 days ago

    Good for you. I switched about a year ago and its been smooth sailing. I guarantee you’re going to like it.

    Look at the update settings, you can set auto updates, purging old kernels no longer used, etc. (My partition kept filling up because old kernels were not being deleted)

    Also should mention, set up Timeshift which backs up your system settings. That was you can roll back if anything ever goes wrong. (I’ve only needed this when I was experimenting and flew too close to the sun)

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    It is fairly easy to upgrade between minor and even major versions of Linux Mint. I did it continuously from 17 to 20.3 on my Dell laptop.

    Also, the changes especially between minor versions tend to be fairly minor. Mint follows Ubuntu’s LTS strategy, they’ll support a version with security updates for 5 years. Don’t succumb to FOMO.

  • Eugenia@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8·
    6 days ago

    There is a mintupgrade app you’d need to install it run it from the terminal, and it lets you upgrade the OS. However, waiting just 4-5 days to get the 22.2 is always the best idea.

    • manualoverride@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      6 days ago

      Is there a resource where you can see the bugs/fixes left to resolve or an ETA? Not seen anything saying 4-5 days, I just downloaded 22.1 and I’m going to do a final backup this weekend.

      I’ll probably just install .1 and have a play then reinstall .2 from fresh and transfer my data.

      • suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 days ago

        I’ll probably just install .1 and have a play then reinstall .2 from fresh and transfer my data.

        There’s no need for that. X.1 -> X.2 is a minor upgrade, there’s no reason to wipe and reinstall for it.

        • manualoverride@lemmy.worldOP
          1·
          6 days ago

          Ok - thank you, I think I’m going to be learning a lot in the next month. I last used RHEL for work about 5 years ago and it was a really niche application, I didn’t really explore the OS too much, and OS updates were not my responsibility.

      • Blaster M@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        6 days ago

        The install terminal app is for people that like to type in the console. The Mint Upgrader will present the option to upgrade when it’s ready.

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    4·
    5 days ago

    Install the latest version and then use their upgrade utility when they announce it on their official blog. Upgrading versions is easy, takes a little while, especially on an old system like yours, but not hard at all.

    Mint is my favorite “Just works” distro, enjoy!

    • Saprophyte@lemmy.world
      4·
      5 days ago

      Debian edition is sort of maintained just in case Ubuntu goes away, but standard edition has a lot more options for packages and gets more regular updates. I personally use Debian and have better updates than I did with Mint DE.

  • Samsy@lemmy.ml
    2·
    5 days ago

    Have the exact same Laptop, running CachyOS with swayfx. Since 13" is small, I like to run full space tiling windows one for each workspace instead of small windows everywhere.