How to Upgrade to Linux Mint 19

Requirements:

1. You should have experience with APT package manager and the command line.
2. You should be running Linux Mint 18.3 Cinnamon, MATE or XFCE edition, otherwise, first upgrade to Mint 18.3 using the Update Manager, then you can upgrade to Mint 19.
3. Set your terminal to unlimited scrolling; from the terminal windows, go to Edit=>Profile Preferences=>Scrolling. Check the “Scroll on output” or “unlimited” option and click “OK”.

Upgrading to Linux Mint 18.3 From 18.x

As I said, first you need to upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 from previous Linux Mint 18, 18.1 or 18.2 using upgrade tool as shown.

Go to Menu => Update Manager (if you are shown the update policy screen, select the policy you want and click OK), then click on the Refresh button to check for any new version of mintupdate and mint-upgrade-info.

In case there are updates for any packages, apply them by clicking on Install Updates. Once you have installed all updates, go to Edit => Upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia (this menu item only appears when your system is up to date) as shown in the following screenshot.

Install Updates

Upgrade to Linux Mint 18.3

You will see the screen below telling you a new version of Linux Mint is available. Click Next and follows on screen instructions.

Linux Mint New Version

During the installation of upgrades, you will be asked whether to keep or replace configuration files, click on Replace as shown in the following screenshot.

Replace Configuration Files

After the upgrade is finished, reboot your computer.

Upgraded to Linux Mint 18.3

Once you have rebooted, you now have Linux Mint 18.3 running, and you are good to go.

Linux Mint 18.3 Running

Upgrade from Linux 18.3 to Linux Mint 19

1. This is an important and mandatory step, in case the upgrade process doesn’t go well and your system breaks, you can reclaim your system by restoring your latest system snapshot.

Create Linux Mint System Snapshot Using Timeshift

To install timeshift, open a terminal and run the following command.

$ sudo apt install timeshift

2. Then go to the system Menu and search for Timeshift, then click on it. Choose the snapshot type and click Next. The timeshift will try to estimate the system size and determine attached storages.

Select Timeshift Snapshot Type

3. From the wizard, select a destination for your snapshots, then click Finish.

Select Linux Mint Snapshot Drive

4. Afterwards, click on the Create button to make a manual snapshot of your operating system.

Creating Linux Mint Snapshot

Once the creation of system snapshot is finished, move to the next step.

Step 2: Switch from MDM to LightDM Display Manager

5. The MDM display manager is not supported in Linux Mint 19, you need to install LightDM. To check your current display manager, run the following command.

$ cat /etc/X11/default-display-manager
/usr/sbin/mdm

6. In case the output shows “/usr/sbin/lightdm”, head over to Step 3. But if the output is “/usr/sbin/mdm” as shown in the above output, you need to switch to LightDM and remove MDM as shown.

$ sudo apt install lightdm lightdm-settings slick-greeter

7. During the package installation process, you will be asked to choose a display manager between MDM and LightDM, choose LightDM, and click Enter.

Choose LightDM

8. Now remove MDM using the following command.

$ sudo apt remove --purge mdm mint-mdm-themes*

9. Next, reconfigure LightDM using dpkg-reconfigure command and reboot your system.

$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure lightdm
$ sudo reboot

Step 3: Upgrading to Linux Mint 19

10. To start, go to Menu => Update Manager (if you are shown the update policy screen, select the policy you want and click OK), then click on “Refresh” to update the APT package manager cache and click Install Updatesto apply all updates.

Install Updates

If your system is up to date, proceed to install the upgrade tool by running the following command from a terminal.

$ sudo apt install mintupgrade

11. Next, run the following command to simulate an upgrade and follow the on screen instructions.

$ mintupgrade check

This command will:

• temporarily, point your system to the Linux Mint 19 repositories and assesses the impact of an upgrade. Once the simulation is complete, it restores your old repositories.
• let you know which packages will be upgraded, installed, kept back and removed (you can reinstall them after the upgrade).
• also help you point out any packages that are preventing the upgrade, if there are any, remove them to proceed.

Linux Mint Upgrade Summary

12. If you are satisfied with the results from the upgrade simulation process, proceed to download the package upgrades as shown.

$ mintupgrade download 

Download Mint Upgrade Packages

13. Now its time to apply the upgrades. This is a critical step that you should be careful about, it can’t be reversed, you can only go back by restoring a system snapshot (that is if you properly created one as shown above). Run this command to apply the upgrades.

 
$ mintupgrade upgrade

Upgrading to Linux Mint 19

Sit back and wait for the upgrade to finish. Once it’s done, reboot your system, login and enjoy Linux Mint 19.

If the upgrade process didn’t go well as expected, for one reason or the other, restore your operating system to an earlier state, either from within Linux Mint, or by launching Timeshift from a live Mint session from a live USB or live DVD.

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Nokia smartphones coming in 2017, Company confirms

• Next year we shall once again see Nokia smartphones in the wild. The not so surprising news comes from the Finnish company itself, through a slide featured in its investor-focused presentation at the Capital Markets Day event.
• That is, at least as a brand. Nokia the company isn't really going to produce any of the future Nokia-branded devices, it will just act as the owner of the brand and patents, and it will oversee the creation of the new phones.
• Actually, making those will be HMD, a new entity created earlier this year, which will pair Nokia's brand, patents, and oversight, with Foxconn's R&D and manufacturing prowess.
• According to past information, Nokia's first new Android smartphones should be released in the second quarter of next year.
• That means they could very well be unveiled at MWC in February, during Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri's keynote address.

Source:NokiaPowerUser

Magisk ready for Multi-ROM setups, updated to V9

• Magisk probably came to the public’s view when it gave people who were playing Pokemon GO an alternative to going stock from a rooted device.
• Niantic had started strict implementation of its “no root” policy, and Magisk was just the tool to get you root access when you need it, but go back to stock when playing Pokemon GO.
• Now the tool has been updated as it preps for multi-ROM support.
• Magisk will let users gain root access to a phone or tablet, and then also give them the ability to unmount those changes – basically “unroot” on the fly – when the user needs to do something that requires stock settings like doing an OTA update, using Android Pay, or yes, play Pokemon GO, as all of these require an unmodified /system partition.

• The version 9 update to Magisk brings a new system called “xsetprop” as a new way of bypassing Google’s SafetyNet API.
• The V9 update also improves the Magisk Hide feature, which is another way to bypass SafetyNet on your device.
• As a caveat, Magisk developer “topjohnwu” says that the phh superuser – the root manager app that works nicely with Magisk – must be updated to version r266-2 or better so that it works with Magisk V9.
• In case you are using something older, it is recommended that you update phh superuser first before updating Magisk.

SOURCE: XDA

iPanel Control Center

• iPanel is a highly customizable control center which gives you quick access to switch settings and launch apps.
• Just swipe up from any screen to do things like switch to Airplane mode, turn Wi-Fi on or off, or adjust the brightness of your display.
• You can even shine a light on things with a new flashlight, quickly access your timer, calculator, and camera. Or play, pause, or skip a song with support for RDIO, Spotify, PowerAMP, etc.

Some settings you need to adjust:

1. Display Bitcoin, Litecoin Price Index & monitor your data usage
2. Customize 3rd party music app as your default music player
3. Play, pause, or skip a song, and adjust playback volume
4. Turn on or off Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb, screen-orientation lock and many more
5. Personalize your app shortcuts and toggles（WIFI, Airplane，Bluetooth，etc）
6. Use “Floating Toggle” or “Pointer” to bring up Control Center
7. Adjust Pointer’s clickable region (width & height)
8. iPanel also includes quick access to these apps: Camera. Timer, Calculator, Flashlight

• This nifty tool gives you one-swipe access to the things you often want to do on a moment’s notice.
• It's small, compact and sports satin-smooth animation. We think you're going to like it. We update our app weekly.

Watch working onYouTube

Downloadfrom Play Store

Truck Racer Gameplay

Truck Racer is the best mobile racing game you have been looking for.

You drive your truck in cockpit view through the endless traffic and immersive environment.

Tilt your device to control your truck, overtake traffic, earn coins and buy new trucks.

Features:

• Easy to learn and drive
• 3D realistic cockpit view
• Endless game mode
• Different locations and trucks to choose
• Simulator-like controls

Watch Gameplay on YouTube

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Galaxy S7 Edge in Blue Coral Available at Verizon and Sprint

• The Galaxy S7 Edge in Blue Coral is now up at Verizon and Sprint, ready for your adoption.
• On Verizon’s website, the phone is priced at a whopping $792 full retail or $33 a month for two years for customers with approved credit.
• On Verizon’s website, the phone is priced at $794.99 full retail or $33.13 a month for two years for customers.
• If you are waiting on the AT&T model, don’t worry, it’s right around the corner and should cost about the same as Verizon/Sprint’s variant.
• Welcome back, Blue Coral.

Verizon Link

Sprint Link

OnePlus 3T (6GB + 128GB)

OnePlus 3T features:

• 5.5 inch (1080*1920) Optic AMOLED Display, 401 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
• 16 MP, f/2.0, OIS, Phase detection autofocus, Dual LED flash, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Video: 2160p@30fps
• 16 MP, f/2.0, 1.0 µm pixel size, Video: 1080p
• 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Dual band, WiFi Direct, hotspot, Bluetooth V4.2, GPS, NFC
• Fingerprint Sensor, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Compass
• Dual (Nano SIM) with Dual Standby
• Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821
• Quad Core (2*2.35 GHz Kryo & 2*1.6 GHz Kryo)
• Adreno 530 GPU
• 6GB RAM | 64GB ROM or 128GB ROM
• Oxygen OS 3.2.4 based Android 6.0.1 out of box
• Non-removable Li-lon 3400 mAh battery
• Supports Fast Charging (comes with OnePlus Dash charger)
• USB Type-C port for charging
• Separate 3.5mm jack
• 1 Years Warranty, 6 Months for accessories
• Colors: Gunmetal, Soft Gold

How To Convert and Save an Email From Gmail as a PDF File

• You don’t need to save the entire email manually if the sender attached a document with the message. But, if the email contains some important data or information that you want to save or read offline, you can easily save the email content as a PDF file (not entire web page).
• On the desktop, there are two ways you can access Gmail messages without the internet. First, Install and use the Gmail offline extension on chrome and second, use an email client software on your computer. If you don’t have both things, you can even save the email as a PDF file with just a web browser.
• Follow the steps below to save an email message from Gmail as a PDF file:       

1.  Login to Gmail using chrome web browser.
2. Open an email that you want to convert and save.
3. Click on the ‘Print all’ icon situated at the top-left corner of the email.

4. Change print destination and select ‘Save as PDF’. 

           

5. Click ‘Save’ and name your document.

• Gmail Mobile app users can also print and save an email as a PDF in their smartphone. Go to Gmail app > open a message > click on the option menu > select ‘Print all’ > Change printer > Save as PDF.
• If you use other email services like Yahoo, Outlook or AOL, you can also convert email messages to PDF files. Simply find a print button or icon nearby email, and save as PDF file just like above steps.
• Windows 10 users can even use print to PDF feature from any application or web browser because the new Windows support PDF printer functionality by default. If you can’t find ‘Microsoft print to PDF’ option in the printers list, go to settings > devices > Printer & scanners and make sure there is a Microsoft print to PDF option is available.
• Google mail is the most popular email service in the world that’s why I write this article specially for Gmail users.

HOW TO PROPERLY ROOT AND INSTALL CUSTOM RECOVERY TWRP ON YOUR PIXEL

• Last night, the devs behind TWRP (specifically, Dees troy) finally released an alpha version of the custom recovery for the Pixel devices.
• Now we can finally start to get ROMs for our precious made by Google phones. The only issue is that, with the new and complex nature of Android file system, there is a specific way to go about installing TWRP and maintaining root.
• The following steps will be instructed as if you already know how to navigate ADB, fastboot, and command line/terminal at least enough to root.
• The first thing you’ll want to do is reflash the stock boot image if you have already rooted your device. To do so, run this code:

fastboot flash boot_a /path/to/boot.img

fastboot flash boot_b /path/to/boot.img

• If you choose not to do this, be aware that you are risking a device stuck in bootloops or causing your device to only boot into recovery or Android.
• Next, you’ll want to have all the files downloaded from Dees Troy’s Google+post, which include both the TWRP img and the supersu.zip files. From there:

fastboot boot /path/to/twrp.img

TWRP install twrp.zip

reboot into recovery

TWRP install supersu.zip

• From there, you will have custom recovery TWRP installed on your device along with full root. A couple of other things to note are

1. ‘suhide’, which is an app used to make other apps not notice a rooted device, does not work on Pixels and
2. the ‘full unroot’ option within the superuser app will not remove TWRP from your device.

• If you follow the steps I’ve outlined above then you’ll have a fully functioning Pixel that you can flash custom ROMs, kernels, etc. 
• Without having to worry about bootloops of cause for any other concern. Let us know any cool root mods that you find.

Source: XDADevelopers

How to Install CM 14.1 Nightly Nougat ROM on Nexus 6P

Based on Android 7.1 Nougat, team CyanogenMod has now released the official CM14 Nightly builds for Nexus 6P. You can now flash CM14.1 Android Nougat custom ROM for Nexus 6P following the steps here.

Before you update Nexus 6P to Android Nougat CM14.1 ROM

·         Create a backup of your data for when you run into some problem during the process.

·         Make sure that your Nexus 6P has at least 80% of battery life.

·         Your device should be rooted.

·         You will need a recovery tool like TWRP (preferred) or CWM.

·         Nexus 6P bootloader should be unlocked.

·         Make sure to enable USB Debugging on your Nexus 6P.

Do note that this is a Nightly build. You might experience some features not working properly. Before proceeding, please visit the official thread for more details and bug reports.

Steps to flash CM14 custom ROM for Nexus 6P

Required files: download CM14.1 Android Nougat custom ROM for Nexus 6P on your PC. Also, download Google Apps for your device.

Step 1:

Connect your Nexus 6P to your PC using USB cable and copy the downloaded files to the internal storage of your device. Power off your device and unplug from the computer.

Step 2:

Boot your Nexus to Recovery mode: press and hold Power, Volume Up and Volume Down buttons. Release them when you see the Bootloader or Fastboot menu. Use volume keys to navigate and Power button to select a choice. Select Bootloader > Recovery.

Step 3:

Select Backup and Restore to perform Nandroid Backup and then go back to the main menu. Next, wipe data by selecting wipe data/factory reset. Also, wipe cache partition to perform cache wipe. Finally, Delvik Cache should also be wiped from Advanced > Wipe Delvik Cache.

Step 4:

Now, select Install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard from the main recovery menu. Locate the CM14.1 Android 7.1 custom ROM. Select and confirm.

Step 5:

Follow the above step for installing GApps. After you are done, select reboot system now to reboot your Nexus 6P. It will take some time to load all files as this is the first boot after flashing, so don’t be worried if it takes longer than usual.