Mint 17 upgrade?

[Geoff NW7GM [e-mail] [linuxham]]

I'm currently using Mint 13 Mate. I know a few of you have already upgraded
to 17 and have had a little time to play around with it. So, those of you
that have upgraded, would you suggest that I upgrade? Everything is working
fine for me with Mint 13, except I'm getting an error when I try to shut
down (having to do with modem-manager) but that isn't a show stopper. Any
new features to be aware of (either unexpected 'features' or nice-to-haves)?

Thanks,

Geoff, NW7GM
Seattle, WA
CN87tr

[Ed [e-mail] [linuxham]]

On Sat, 5 Jul 2014 09:18:56 -0700

Post by Geoff NW7GM geoff.nw7gm-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
I'm currently using Mint 13 Mate. I know a few of you have already
upgraded to 17 and have had a little time to play around with it. So,
those of you that have upgraded, would you suggest that I upgrade?
Everything is working fine for me with Mint 13, except I'm getting an
error when I try to shut down (having to do with modem-manager) but
that isn't a show stopper. Any new features to be aware of (either
unexpected 'features' or nice-to-haves)?
Thanks,
Geoff, NW7GM
Seattle, WA
CN87tr

Remove modem manager, unless you need ot for some reason.

If it ain't broke, why fix it.

Look at the wiki, I added the howto for mint17.

Ed W3NR


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[Michael Coslo [e-mail] [linuxham]]

I’ve got the cinnamon flavors, 15 on my laptop, and 17 on my wife’s.

Both work well and very similarly. I’m in no hurry to upgrade mine.

Modem manager must be p.o.’ed because of your USB interface?

- 73 Mike N3LI -

I'm currently using Mint 13 Mate. I know a few of you have already upgraded to 17 and have had a little time to play around with it. So, those of you that have upgraded, would you suggest that I upgrade? Everything is working fine for me with Mint 13, except I'm getting an error when I try to shut down (having to do with modem-manager) but that isn't a show stopper. Any new features to be aware of (either unexpected 'features' or nice-to-haves)?

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[David Ranch [e-mail] [linuxham]]

Hello Mike,

You should be in a hurry! Mint 15 EOL'ed Jan 2014 (probably rather
insecure at this point) and Mint 17 will EOL at the end of July, 2014!

http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php

--David

Post by Michael Coslo mjcn3li-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
I’ve got the cinnamon flavors, 15 on my laptop, and 17 on my wife’s.
Both work well and very similarly. I’m in no hurry to upgrade mine.
Modem manager must be p.o.’ed because of your USB interface?
- 73 Mike N3LI -

I'm currently using Mint 13 Mate. I know a few of you have already upgraded to 17 and have had a little time to play around with it. So, those of you that have upgraded, would you suggest that I upgrade? Everything is working fine for me with Mint 13, except I'm getting an error when I try to shut down (having to do with modem-manager) but that isn't a show stopper. Any new features to be aware of (either unexpected 'features' or nice-to-haves)?

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[Ed [e-mail] [linuxham]]

On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:43:15 -0700

Post by David Ranch linuxham-fld-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
Hello Mike,
You should be in a hurry! Mint 15 EOL'ed Jan 2014 (probably rather
insecure at this point) and Mint 17 will EOL at the end of July, 2014!
http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php
--David

Strange, the linuxmint website says 17 is LTS until 2019. But then
again I may have read it wrong.

Ed W3NR


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Posted by: Ed <autek-***@public.gmane.org>
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[David Ranch [e-mail] [linuxham]]

Oops, you're right Ed, I mis-read, I was thinking Mint 16 which is done
at the end of July.

--David

Post by Ed autek-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
Strange, the linuxmint website says 17 is LTS until 2019. But then
again I may have read it wrong. Ed W3NR

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['Michael A. Thissell' w7xw-/[e-mail] [linuxham]]

On Mon, 7 Jul 2014 21:04:42 -0400

Post by Ed autek-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
On Mon, 07 Jul 2014 17:43:15 -0700

Post by David Ranch linuxham-fld-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
Hello Mike,
You should be in a hurry! Mint 15 EOL'ed Jan 2014 (probably rather
insecure at this point) and Mint 17 will EOL at the end of July, 2014!
http://www.linuxmint.com/oldreleases.php
--David

Strange, the linuxmint website says 17 is LTS until 2019. But then
again I may have read it wrong.
Ed W3NR

Ed, you read it correctly. Long term support extends through 2019.
That's the reason I upgraded for the support. Most everything seems
stable except Skype. I run several Windows program under the latest
Wine, including NetFlix.

mike w7xw - Portland


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Posted by: "Michael A. Thissell" <w7xw-/***@public.gmane.org>
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['D.J.J. Ring, Jr.' [e-mail] [linuxham]]

The latest and greatest "Feaver" leaves much to be desired.

Upgrades are often causes of severe problems and system failures.

Reinstallation of system is the preferred approach.

While you're at a reinstallation, check out Linux Mint Debian Release -
it's a rolling release, so no more reinstalls of system.

73
David N1EA

Post by Geoff NW7GM geoff.nw7gm-***@public.gmane.org [linuxham]
I'm currently using Mint 13 Mate. I know a few of you have already
upgraded to 17 and have had a little time to play around with it. So, those
of you that have upgraded, would you suggest that I upgrade? Everything is
working fine for me with Mint 13, except I'm getting an error when I try to
shut down (having to do with modem-manager) but that isn't a show stopper.
Any new features to be aware of (either unexpected 'features' or
nice-to-haves)?
Thanks,
Geoff, NW7GM
Seattle, WA
CN87tr