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Should I upgrade to Mint 21 Vanessa? (self.linux)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by Dop to c/[email protected]

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Hi, I've been running linux mint for a couple years now, but I'm still a complete noob, every time I need to install an app or I need to go through a bunch of tutorial. Always found a way through though. Anyway, I'm currently running Mint 20.3 Una, and the System Reports suggest I upgrade to Mint 21 Vanessa. I would like to do so, but I have a couple questions for you: 1/ My USB ports don't work, so I can't make a backup of my system this way (and don't feel comfortable hosting a backup on the cloud since I'm currently using Proton and still have to move to another service). So I'm wondering if an upgrade is safe because I can't do a fresh install right now? 2/ Related to the first question: I'm using a old laptop (asus zenbook from 2015 or 2016, can't remember), so would I be find with an old hardware such as mine?

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[–] loie 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Does your laptop have an SD card slot? Maybe you could do a backup that way?

Once you get your backup sorted I would just do a fresh install of 22.1 Xia. You'll be fine with that older hardware. I don't think the new stuff from 20.3 to 22.1 would make you notice a severe difference. If you have 4 GB of RAM that's your limiter, but I'd have said the same thing when 20.3 came out.

[–] Dop 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Thanks for the advice, it does have an SD slot, but I just tried and the SD is not detected.Tbh, I may have messed it up by trying many things while trying to flash lineage on an old phone that was not detected. I should probably go ask for help on a Linux forum and try to get this fixed before upgrading.

[–] loie 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

By not detected I assume you mean it didn't auto-mount and show up in Nemo file browser. Maybe try running the Disks app in Linux Mint and see if your SD card shows up there and just needs to be reformatted?

[–] Dop 1 points 21 hours ago

It doesn't showing disks either, but the SD card is detected and readable on other devices.