On 30 October 2013 14:11, John Woodard mail@johnwoodard.co.uk wrote:
I've upgraded mint with apt and all worked perfectly I think it was mint 10 ->11. I've also had an upgrade on Ubuntu break so bad that it was unrecoverable, and learned a valuable lesson on backing up. I expect with a sensible backup of /home all bass should be well covered with an apt upgrade if you are going to give support.
I understand, but disagree with, Mint's position. I wouldn't expect to change their mind, but it would be nice if there was a tool (third-party if necessary) that did the apt-based updates. That way I can set up backups on the PC, and I can install the updater, and then leave it to the user to upgrade as needed - I only need to be involved if something goes wrong.
Maybe the rolling upgrade enabled Mint Debian Edition with Cinnamon is worth a try.
The thing stopping me entertaining LMDE for this task is the very clear instructions on their download page telling me it's not aimed at the kind of users I want it for.
LXLE is looking like the best option.