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Thank you again, glad my root password is the same as yadda. sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -s Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-headers-4.4.0-111...

Win7 on both rigs. Don't worry, I'll not spread the news.

OMG, pease don't tell anyone--but I forgot how to change to "root." Nah, don't bother, I'm obviously beyond repair.

Yeah, I flunked "Typing 1" in Junior High--or middle school for you more up to date varmints. I think your Grandmother said something important. My Paternal Grand mother was truly a piece of --how disrespectful can one be. She did good things for my brother and I--but hated every minute of it...

"uname -a" brings "Linux" my id "4.4.0-generic #132~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jan 9 21:46:42 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux" Not sure if nearly all updates are tagged "Ubuntu." Mighty few if any say "Mint." Pretty sure I was using an earlier kernel than "4.4.0-109 generic" but know...

Thanks a million, Gizmo! Glad that you don't need to spend time on this. Be good, cloasters.

More clear now, thank you very much ThunderRd! Hmm, don't remember customizing any config file. Just 'cause I don't remember doesn't mean that at least one or two of them didn't "customize themselves" along the way. If everything seems to be running fine does this mean that I don't need to...

Oops, sorry about the getting cash to upgrade remark, PPM! Hadn't noticed your altruism, my bad.

Hmm, mebbe PPM could upgrade his present CPU==assuming that someone REALLY needs this Processor. They don't seem to be easily available online. BTW, I don't need this CPU personally speaking.

Thank you both for your efforts on my behalf! Two very different philosophies. Ugh. I didn't understand that these particular files were so critical. (Of course!) I'll try ThunderRD's recommendations. The upgrade/updating I did SEEM to be working fine. I saw an up to date Mint logo once at the...

Hoo boy, apt-get dist-upgrade" started getting a whole lot more entries. The first time the "fetched" upgrade said "config file etc issue" it asked me whether to install the new package maintainer --with the choices of keep it as is or use the new update provided" I said "gimme the new one."...

It's great that PorPorMe is back in the fold. Congratulations! This time following booman's instructions worked. Yay! I typed "Y" and got "Command not found." Wish me luck, I'm going to follow TR's instructions now.

Used to read a LOT. I succumbed to the lure of the dancing pixels. Oh noes!

Son of a gum, after the successful entry of "sudo apt-get update" the terminal asks for my password. But it won't let me type one itty bitty letter of my password into the terminal. Kewel or what? Off to a ugh start. Yay. Thank you again for the directions, booman!

Two bad security bigs have been recently found in the very lowest level of nearly, every, that's every Intel processor made in the last ten years. And maybe even older ones as well. These maladies, known as Spectre and Meltdown are serious because they let hackers "commandeer" the most basic...

Thank you a billion, booman! I'll try to follow your instructions very soon.

Thank you booman and Gizmo for your very helpful posts! Previous instructions I've tried to follow don't let me update my Mint Cinnamon 17.3. My machine refuses to see 18.1 and 18.3 updates. And doesn't ask for them either. Now that there seems to be a good fix available for 18.3 I'm in...

Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to help throw light on these pesky/scary processor design flaws, Gizmo! I still don't genuinely "get it," but that's all too usual.

Hope you have many more of them! So sorry to be late!

Fer sure, man! I don't REALLY know what Kernel I'm using. I don't have System Settings, System Monitor is as close to it as I have. No joy there. Under Synaptic Package Monitor it looks like I have many Kernel 4.10 updates/or they are being used. Thank you for the assistance, booman!