operating system updates
hello, I hope everyone is well.
On Lenovo 110, intel core i5 inside I am running Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon, 64 bit. I am just installing updates suggested by the system but after some update the system did not start anymore. I was lucky enough to recover previous version before the update using the function "advanced options for Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon". (there were three options when I tried to start my Linux. "Advanced options" was one of them.) After the recovery I have accepted another "suggested" update and the system is working ok. Could anybody suggest what to do to avoid such problems in the future? Are there any particular updates that I would need to avoid? How can I protect my system ? Many thanks in advance for your kind response. Best Regards Lech |
Your description is too vague, so I can only speculate. Selecting the "Advanced options" in boot menu would usually boot you to a previously installed Linux kernel. So the failed update probably installed new kernel.
I don't know how Linux Mint GUI updater handles this, but apt upgrade usually won't upgrade the kernel outright, but suggest you run apt full-upgrade instead. It's always preferable to run the latter from the command line: that way you won't miss any error messages should something have gone wrong. Often, it will even suggest what you can do to fix it. |
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Personally, I don't like it. Aren't these updates colour coded? You should only do the green ones?! People here often recommend to do an apt command line upgrade but that overrides the colour coding completely AFAIK. |
You can look at the updates, including its purpose etc
For example:- security fix, bug fix, function upgrade... If you consider a few of the updates are high risk, wait a week or two before accepting them. Personally, I've never found any problems in using mint or LMDE - I've used them since the first stable release. |
Not any solution, except maybe for my last bullet, but just some thoughts:
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I personally endorse all updates however I need to point out the answer to your question. "How can I protect my system ?"
It's called a backup plan. One that has been tested is better. |
I also use apt-listdifferences, so when doing an upgrade, sometimes I see:
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diffstat qemu_4.2-3ubuntu6.2 qemu_4.2-3ubuntu6.3 |
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