Upgrade Linux Mint 16 petra to Mint 17 Qianna

Upgrade Linux Mint 16 petra to Mint 17 Qianna

This article describes how to upgrade the existing Linux Mint 16 to Mint 17.

Note: if conditions permit, it is best to reinstall Mint.

Open the command line and enter the following four commands.

$ Sudo sed-I's/saucy/trusty/'/etc/apt/sources. list
$ Sudo sed-I's/petra/qiana/'/etc/apt/sources. list
$ Sudo sed-I's/saucy/trusty/'/etc/apt/sources. list. d/official-package-repositories.list
$ Sudo sed-I's/petra/qiana/'/etc/apt/sources. list. d/official-package-repositories.list

The four commands changed the software source from saucy to trusty and from petra to qiana.
 
Run the following command to upgrade the system:

$ Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ Sudo apt-get upgrade

The next step is the upgrade time. The specific cost depends on the hardware and network speed of the computer.
 
After the upgrade, restart.

Linux Mint 17: simple and practical interface

Cinnamon 2.2 released Linux Mint 17 will be installed by default

Ubuntu 14.04 and Linux Mint 17 users install Phototonic 0.97

Linux Mint 17 official version released

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