Mint 18.3 fresh install, update manager not working
Linux - NewbieThis Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place!
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Mint 18.3 fresh install, update manager not working
Hi, I have just done a fresh install onto a Del Latitude, but the update manager does not work, it shows the welcome page where you can choose your level of update, but everything else on the page is greyed out except the close button at the top, all the file, edit, view etc menus greyed out.
any idea's how to get this working properly. I have tried install with Mate and Cinnamon, but neither of them work.
please be aware that using 'apt-get upgrade' directly on mint distros circumvents their own updating/grading mechanism (with these numbered & colored boxes).
to what extent, i was not able to ascertain after numerous web searches.
it seems mint documentation is somewhat outdated...
hopefully someone who knows mint can answer how an apt command line upgrade differs from linux mint's gui upgrade tool?
===========
i also installed mint for a friend recently, and noticed it took a long time to get the new repositories from the network.
i wasn't sure if the problem is on my side; but have you tried to wait it out?
Thanks for the replies, I have done apt-get update and apt-get upgrade, that does work fine, I was more concerned with what ondoho says. It seems a little strange that the update manager won't get past this initial welcome screen though. I have looked at the preferences and then tried again, but still, there is an icon in the task bar telling me there are upgrades and click on that or choose update manager from the menu and still stuck on welcome screen asking to choose an update policy.
It's a shame as Linux mint is the only os that runs on this thing currently, I tried Debian, but it was so slow (5 mins to open a right click menu) I put mint back on it.
Oh deary deary me, I have found the problem, the screen is too small on this little netbook, pressing tab got me to the apply button that is below the level of the screen, all working nicely now.
It's a shame as Linux mint is the only os that runs on this thing currently, I tried Debian, but it was so slow (5 mins to open a right click menu) I put mint back on it.
on a side note:
what you describe there are differences in desktop environments, not ditributions.
debian defaults to the rather heavy gnome desktop, cinnamon is a little lighter; you could try Xubuntu or Lubuntu and probably get even more out of the machine.
or some other even lighter distro. maybe bunsenlabs.
however, if it has one of those 1024x600 screens, there is no solution for some dialog windows leaving the screen area.
Thanks for your reply, the machine was a very cheap small laptop purely for coding and nothing else, and mint works ok on it, to be honest, it might well be worth going for a command line only distro at some point.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.