How to Upgrade Linux Mint 21.3 to 22

Keeping your operating system updated is crucial for security and performance, this guide is a straightforward, step-by-step guide on How to Upgrade Linux Mint 21.3 to 22, check out our website for more  Linux Mint tutorials.

If you are ready to experience the latest features and updates of  Linux Mint, you should transform from Linux Mint 21.3 to 22, but make sure to follow our steps carefully to avoid any potential issues.

4 Step to Upgrade Linux Mint 21.3 to 22

Before starting the updating process, it’s essential to verify your current Linux Mint version, please ensure you are using Linux Mint 21.3.⚠️Note: It is not possible to update from the Linux 21.1 or 21.2 to Linux Mint 22, so you need to update it to 21.3 then start this tutorial.

Step 1: Update your Linux Mint system

Before upgrading, it is essential to be sure that your system is fully upgraded, open the update manager and navigate to the Menu-> Administration->Update Manager, you will need to click on the refresh button to check for the available updates, install all the available updates.

After installing the available update packages, restart if prompted to ensure your system is fully updated before upgrading.

Step 2: Back Up Your Personal Files 

keep your personal stuff safe by copying your photos, documents, and other personal information to a USB drive or any other storage before you upgrade, remember that Timeshift is not an ideal tool for your file backup, because it will only back up your system.

Step 3: Install the Upgrade Tool

To make the upgrading process easier, we need a special tool, this tool is like a helper that guides us through the process, to install this tool, open your terminal and enter the following command.

sudo apt install mintupgrade

Step 4: Execute the “mintupgrade” GUI tool

If you were not able to find the GUI tool listed on the App Menu, open your terminal and execute the following command.

sudo mintupgrade

This command will open the “minupgrade” window, which will make you sure if your system is ready for the update or not.

In this step, it will ask you if it can run some checks to get your computer ready for the upgrade.After those first checks, it will ask you to make a Timeshift backup, if you have already created one, you aree all set and you can go.

Otherwise, you must create a backup here, this is a really important step to have a smooth upgrade.

If you are practicing the upgrade in a safe space, like a virtual computer, you might skip the Time shift backup, but remember for your real computer, a Time shift backup is super important.

Sometimes, extra software sources might not work well with the new Linux Mint 22, and it might cause problems for you, but the upgrade tool will tell you if any of them are going to be an issue.
If you faced any issues, click on fix to disable those problematic PPAs in the upgrade tool’s software sources.

After your downloads are completed, click on OK to start the actual upgrade of packages.

For the last and the final step, restart your computer, after restarting, you will be running newly upgraded Linux Mint 22.

Conclusion

Upgrading to Linux Mint 22 from 21.3 is a straightforward process if you follow the right guide, but it requires careful preparation, you need to update your system, back up your files, and use the recommended tool. It is better to pay close attention to Timeshift backups and also PPA compatibility, after following the steps and rebooting, you will be able to enjoy the new Linux Mint 22 and its features, leave your thoughts about this tutorial in comments.