<\/figure>\n\n\n\nA terminal will pop up. To proceed, type \u2018Y\u2019<\/strong> and hit ENTER.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nIf all goes well, you will see the following output confirming that the simulation was successful, giving you the green light to proceed with the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 5: Download the Packages required to Perform the Upgrade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Once the simulation is complete, download all the packages required to perform the upgrade using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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$ mintupgrade download<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nOnce again, type \u2018Y\u2019<\/strong> and hit ENTER<\/strong> to continue with the download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nWarning: this step takes quite a while. In our case, it took roughly 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 6: Upgrade from Mint 19.3 to Mint 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n With all the packages downloaded, perform the upgrade to Mint 20 by executing the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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$ mintupgrade upgrade<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nTo continue, type \u2018Y\u2019 <\/strong>and hit ENTER.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe upgrade process installs new packages, removes obsolete and unused ones, and performs system adjustments. The entire process takes roughly 50 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once the upgrade is complete, you will be prompted to reboot your system. Do so using the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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$ sudo reboot<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nStep 7: Boot into Linux Mint 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n When the system has rebooted, verify that the upgrade to Mint 20 was successful with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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$ cat \/etc\/os-release<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe output confirms that you\u2019ve successfully switched to Linux Mint 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/figure>\n\n\n\nBe Proactive about Future End of Life Notices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n You\u2019be now successfully performed an upgrade from Linux Mint 19.3 Tricia to Linux Mint 20 Ulyana. As you have seen, it\u2019s quite a straightforward procedure that takes just a few commands and a bit of patience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not knowing in advance that your distro version is reaching end of life is never fun. Thankfully, we\u2019ve made it easy for you to keep track of all end-of-life due dates. Head over to our End-of-life listing<\/a> so you can proactively upgrade your systems before it\u2019s too late. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Linux Mint 19 reached end-of-life in April 2023. Learn step-by-step how to upgrade to Linux Mint 20, \u2018Ulyanna\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":94435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2781],"tags":[],"collection":[2776],"platform":[],"funnel_stage":[3017],"coauthors":[2535],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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