How to Update MX-18 to MX-21 [Solved]

[Gigahenry007]

Grazie,
This is what I see when I open the QSI. If I tick the small blue icon in the upper left corner it opens up a drop down list and its set to '"Open Same As other windows"
I'm considering buying a NEW thumbdrive today and downloading it again.
PLEEZE supply the exact link.
When I plug the thumbdrive into my Windows puter a red line appears across the entire properties tab and says there is like 14kb of space remaining "a hairline of space." This is a 16GB thumbdrive why is it nearly maxxed out of space I wonder?
Don't know what the red line indicates???

QSI_2023-02-19_12-33-30.png

I'll remove the hdd and clean and make certain its secure.

[Eadwine Rose]

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[Huckleberry Finn]

Ah, your QSI version is just a bit 1-2 versions back, that's why no such menu..

Simply issue the command in a terminal :

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sudo featherpad /var/log/minstall.log

[Huckleberry Finn]

This is the latest MX 21.3 , updated on Feb 15 (just for you asked) :

http://it.mxrepo.com/Downloads/Snapshot ... ry_x64.iso


... And the sha512 file to check if you can:

http://it.mxrepo.com/Downloads/Snapshot ... iso.sha512

[Gigahenry007]

When I Paste this into the Terminal. Note the attachement is what I get.

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sudo featherpad /var/log/minstall.log

This I'd use for the download/install correct? http://it.mxrepo.com/Downloads/Snapshot ... iso.sha512 cause thats what it looks like when I open it.
Huck! do you feel the hdd is bad and needs replacement at this time?
Thank You both

[Gigahenry007]

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System: Kernel: 5.10.0-20-amd64 [5.10.158-2] x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/antiX/vmlinuz quiet splasht nosplash
Desktop: Xfce 4.18.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.24 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.18.0 vt: 7
dm: LightDM 1.26.0 Distro: MX-21.3_x64 Wildflower January 15 2023
base: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Machine: Type: Laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite C855 v: PSCBLU-01L003 serial: <filter>
Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC v: MP serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 6.70
date: 04/15/2013
Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 49.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 49.1/47.5 Wh (103.4%) volts: 10.8
min: 10.8 model: PA5024U-1BRS type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Full
CPU: Info: Dual Core model: Intel Pentium B980 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge
family: 6 model-id: 2A (42) stepping: 7 microcode: 2F cache: L2: 2 MiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 bogomips: 9578
Speed: 2095 MHz min/max: 800/2400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2095 2: 2095
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
Type: mds status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: mmio_stale_data status: Unknown: No mitigations
Type: retbleed status: Not affected
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Retpolines, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling, PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics: Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
vendor: Toshiba driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0106
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.11 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.18.0 driver:
loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 101 size: 344x193mm (13.5x7.6")
diag: 394mm (15.5")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 2000 (SNB GT1) v: 3.3 Mesa 20.3.5
compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Intel 7 Series/C216 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Toshiba
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1e20 class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.0-20-amd64 running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 14.2 running: yes
Network: Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros AR8162 Fast Ethernet vendor: Toshiba driver: alx v: kernel
port: 3000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 1969:1090 class-ID: 0200
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter driver: rtl8192ce v: kernel
modules: wl port: 2000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8176 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 611.1 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Hitachi model: HTS541064A9E680 size: 596.17 GiB
block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s type: HDD rpm: 5400
serial: <filter> rev: A480 scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 type: USB vendor: Lexar model: USB Flash Drive
size: 14.92 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B type: SSD serial: <filter>
rev: 1100 scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown USB bridge. Flash drive/Unsupported enclosure?
Partition: Message: No partition data found.
Swap: Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 56.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos: Packages: note: see --pkg apt: 1967 lib: 989 flatpak: 0
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian-stable-updates.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye main contrib non-free
2: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mx.list
1: deb http://mxrepo.com/mx/repo/ bullseye main non-free
Info: Processes: 198 Uptime: 1h 9m wakeups: 2 Memory: 5.69 GiB used: 2.45 GiB (43.1%)
Init: SysVinit v: 2.96 runlevel: 5 default: 5 tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: N/A
alt: 10 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.1.4-release inxi: 3.3.06
Boot Mode: UEFI

[Huckleberry Finn]

The pw. is demo on live session, just enter that . (But again, it will show the info regarding the issue only after it occurs, cause it writes it step by step what happened when etc.. only after that happens..)

The hdd is not bad, I also have another idea (we'll go on)

Download clicking the 1st link , the sha512 is just to check whether the iso is correct (true/genuine) and whether it was downloaded successfully, every bit ..

[Gigahenry007]

Can i check the remaining space on the current thumbdrive?
If 21.3 requires about 2GB why would a 16GB thumbdrive be almost totally used space wise?
Thank you!
Huck did you notice the attachment in Post # 85? I guess its a older version according to Eadwine Rose. Hmm?!

[Eadwine Rose]

What older version are you talking about?

[Gigahenry007]

What older version are you talking about?

You said you thought it was a step or two behind from the attachment I showed of what I have and what Huck showed that's all. It looks to be a bit more friendly finding the logs in question.
Thank You!!!