System update

[Dennis McClellan]

I tried using 'sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade' it 
didn't work. So I did the only thing I know to do. I backed up my files 
and installed Mint 18 Cinnamon. Problem solved.
Thank you Joseph Sinclair and Brian Cluff for your help.

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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:54:14 -0700
> From: Dennis McClellan <pademc1 at cox.net>
> To: plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
> Subject: System update
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> I did a system update today and now I have a couple of serious problems.
>
> I use Thunderbird mail and today I have reminders that won?t go away. I
> tried dismiss and snooze and dismiss all, tried the X in the upper
> corner and close in the panel bar at the bottom of the screen. It closes
> and comes right back.
>
> I also use Audicity and it?s giving me a debug report when I open the
> program. That is also new today after the update. When I click on the OK
> button, it clears the debug report and closes the program.
>
> These are the only two programs I?ve used so far today, so I don?t know
> what else lurks in my system.
>
> What I would like to do is undo the upgrade and redo the upgrades one
> item at a time.
>
> I?ve looked online but can?t locate how to undo updates.
>
> I am using Mint 18. My Update Manager is set to ?Optimize stability and
> Security?. I am allowing level 1,2 and 3 updates only. My update
> preferences are set to default settings.
>
> 51 updates were installed today. My last update was 08/02.
>
> Can anyone tell me how to undo todays update.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
>