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Distribution: Mandriva 2009 X86_64 suse 11.3 X86_64 Centos X86_64 Debian X86_64 Linux MInt 86_64 OS X
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Yes I do use the package manager to do the updates
By Mint it is recommended to do so
With UBUNTU you can use apt-get to update .
BY 1-to 5 do you mean boot options ?
Well in that case if you do not like that remove the old kernels using the package manager or the command line.
In both cases in UBUNTU update-grub runs automaticly and you get rid of the older kernels and also of the options
Distribution: Ubuntu, played with Puppy Slitaz & OpenSUSE
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Hi
The nice people at LinuxMint test software before they include it.
When they get an update they look at it and try to work out how likely it is to cause problems.
Those updates they feel confident will work for everyone they assign a level of 1 or 2.
Updates that they are slightly concerned about get a score of 3.
Updates they cannot, or do not, thoroughly test get a score of 4 or 5.
Its up to every user to decide which updates to include.
In the preferences you can set your own default for which levels to include automatically.
Distribution: Cinnamon Mint 20.1 (Laptop) and 20.2 (Desktop)
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With Ubuntu and Mint you do your upgrades with the package manager
I use Update Manager on Ubuntu with it checking for updates Daily. Should there be a new release you can decide to upgrade to, say, Meercat otherwise just select what you want from the packages offered.
Distribution: Debian Testing, Stable, Sid and Manjaro, Mageia 3, LMDE
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Well, you need to use something that gives you some info. Update Mangler is not that tool.
If you want a gui use Synaptic. Highlight the upgrade in question and then go to Package>Download Changelog and click on that. This should, on mainstream packages, give you the changes that are made in the new package.
There are folks using some versions that are well past their EOL so they have no update/upgrades. You do not have to install any of them if you do not want to.
It is a good idea to check the dependencies of packages too when you are messing with this stuff. Some packages may need upgraded so that others will work when they are upgraded. In synaptic go to Settings>Preferences>General (tab) and make sure that the "show package properties" box is checked and the "Ask to confirm changes that effect other packages" box too. You will get more information in the lower right hand window about depends, files that are installed, etc.
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