What exactly is this guy saying? Essentially, he asserts that Linux Mint (LM) discourages its users to update/upgrade the distro, and does the opposite by encouraging a "hands-off - leave well alone" approach, once LM is installed. He's not vague about that - in fact he seems to be very clear about the matter...
However, his assertion is completely false - I say this based on my recent experience of one of my setups, involving LM18-xfce dual-booted with LL3.2. When new updates are ready to install, LM always notifies me with an icon on the right side of the panel (this icon comes pre-installed on the panel) - this is very helpful. Click on this and a window pops up containing a list of the recommended updated/upgraded packages for you to install. The same icon also notifies me when everything is up to date on LM.
Regards
Mike
However, his assertion is completely false - I say this based on my recent experience of one of my setups, involving LM18-xfce dual-booted with LL3.2. When new updates are ready to install, LM always notifies me with an icon on the right side of the panel (this icon comes pre-installed on the panel) - this is very helpful. Click on this and a window pops up containing a list of the recommended updated/upgraded packages for you to install. The same icon also notifies me when everything is up to date on LM.
Regards
Mike
64bit OS (32-bit on Samsung[i] netbook) installed in [i]Legacy mode on MBR-formatted SSDs (except pi which uses a micro SDHC card):
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work
2017 - Raspberry pi 3B (4cores) ~ [email protected] - LibreElec, used for upgrading our Samsung TV (excellent for the task)
2012 - Lenovo G580 2689 (2cores; 4threads] ~ [email protected] - LL3.8/Win8.1 dual-boot (LL working smoothly)
2011 - Samsung NP-N145 Plus (1core; 2threads) ~ Intel Atom [email protected] - LL 3.8 32-bit (64-bit too 'laggy')
2008 - Asus X71Q (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6/Win8.1 dual-boot, LL works fine with kernel 4.15
2007 - Dell Latitude D630 (2cores) ~ Intel [email protected] - LL4.6, works well with kernel 4.4; 4.15 doesn't work