I'm quite new to the Linux world but very happy with my Linux Mint installation. One thing that confuses me is that I'm not sure how to update certain programs. For example, I installed Blender from the repository, but the version is very old (2.69). I have downloaded the newer version of Blender (2.74) but I have no idea how to install it so that when I open up Blender from the menu icon, it opens up the new version intead of the old. How should situations like this be handled in Linux?
How to run the latest version of a program?
linux;linux mint
For popular software you will usually find other users who provide ready to use packages for your distro.Example: https://launchpad.net/~thomas-schiex/+archive/ubuntu/blenderAnything you install should go through the package manager in any case, so you can keep track & get rid of its files in the future.If you just unpack a binary tarball somewhere in your home, I guess you'll also have to create your own menu icon for it... installing it as a distro package (or making your own according to your distro's docs) is usually the better solution though.