HOW TO UPGRADE FROM BUDGIE-REMIX 16.04 TO 16.10

HOW DO I UPGRADE TO BUDGIE-REMIX 16.10 ?

Good question – our recommended upgrade method is below – please follow this if you intend to upgrade to budgie-remix 16.10 from budgie-remix 16.04.1.

BEST METHOD

• clean install – backup what you need to a USB external drive and restore later.

ALTERNATIVELY UPGRADE AS FOLLOWS:

IMPORTANT:

• backup – backup – backup – we cannot stress this enough – Use this Q&A to help
• make sure you are fully up-to-date – don’t miss this step

sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade

• Plugin to a wired connection not wireless

STEP 1

• Launch gnome-software:

• Choose Software & Updates

• in the update tab change “notify me of a new ubuntu version”  to the value “For any new version”

• close gnome-software

STEP 2

• CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal and type the following:

sudo do-release-upgrade

• press ENTER when requested

• press y when requested to download all updates

• press y to remove obsolete packages

IMPORTANT: press n to complete the upgrade i.e. you DONT want to reboot.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:budgie-remix/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo reboot --

If you are using the plank dock with Arc-Theme – start menu – plank preferences
Change the plank theme to GTK+ and the new recommended icon size is 32px