How do i install Linux Mint 7 on my Windows xp?
Why not consider installing Linux within Windows I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint 7 Main Edition which is Ubuntu 9.04 based. Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled Linux Mint has a feature called mint4win based on the Wubi installer (Ubuntu) http://wubi-installer.org/ which enables you to install Linux Mint within windows You keep Windows as it is, mint4win only adds an extra option to boot into Linux Mint. mint4win does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application. mint4win like Wubi keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application. Linux Mint 7 Download http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=... Linux Mint 7 User Guide http://www.scribd.com/doc/15884753/Linux... You download the iso. image of Linux Mint then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD Boot in to windows insert the LiveCD you have just created and you will offered the option of installing inside windows which is where mint4win comes in, you will be asked how many gigabytes you wish to allocate to Linux Mint (I recommend 8gb) then you set a password for your installation then click install and thats it. Once Linux Mint is fully installed upon starting your PC you will be given a choice of which operating system you want to use Windows or Linux Mint. Linux Mint can also be run direct from the LiveCD from Booting up without touching your Hard Drive. CURRENT SESSION Linux Mint 6 ext3 with switchable Compiz 0.7.2* and Beryl 0.2.1** http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=31 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_(window_manager) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiz_Fusion *Compiz 0.7.2 sourced from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Alpha 5) repositories **Beryl 0.2.1 sourced from Ubuntu 7.04 repositories LUg.
How to install Linux Mint with Windows 7?
shrinking partitions is only required if you have single drive with working OS and you want to preserve it but make room for additional partition. you already have two partitions. in general, the safest bet is to make both primary partitions because most operating systems can only boot from primary type partitions. you can have up to 4 primary partitions on same drive but Windows partition editors like fdisk only make one primary partition (this is to rule out competition). Linux installations check if swap etc partitions are present and try to use them. Swap partition is equivalent of windows page file. Linux is very flexible and you should be able to install without swap partition (even install it in a folder on a Windows drive). Linux will work without swap file or swap partitions but this is there simply to ensure operation of system even if you run out of RAM. i agree about first option, this should allow you to choose where to install Mint. Finally there is one more thing I would like to suggest as option - getting familiar with VirtualBox. It is free program that allows you to create virtual machines. I use it to run many differently machines for programming, testing etc. You can also use it to either run Mint or test installation scenarios like yours. Nice thing about it is that guest operating system (Mint or whatever) runs as application inside host (in your case Win7). you can switch back and forth between the two in a snap instead of rebooting.
How to install Linux on drive that already has Windows installed?
I thoroughly recommend Linux Mint Debian Edition Its easy to install and easy to use plus it comes with much of the software you are likely to need preinstalled Linux Mint Debian Edition Download http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=... How To Dual Boot Linux Mint Debian Edition and Windows 7 http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2011/04/23/how... You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint Debian Edition then you need to create a Bootable LiveDVD https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Burnin... Linux Mint Debian Edition can also be run straight from the LiveDVD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive LUg.
How do I install Linux Mint 16 alongside Windows 7?
It is always easier to install windows first and then linux. So the first step is to have a working windows partition. You will need 3 partitions for linux:(swap, root, and a common partition for sharing files between linux and windows.). Windows cannot reliably read and write to a linux partition and the utilities that claim that it can often fail and the result is a bad partition.. if you already have two partitions for windows (one for the OS and another for restoring windows from factory) you will have to use an extended partition for some files because all hard drives are limited to 4 primary partitions. Windows cannot create linux type partitions. If you want you could create the partitions in windows and then format them during the linux install. Either create 3 primary partitions for linux or create 2 primary partitions for linux and an extended partition with logical partitions within it for linux. There is no reasonable limit to the number of possible logical partitions and linux does not have any problem using logical partitions. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial... If you install grub (the linux bootloader) to /dev/sda (NOT /dev/sda1) you will have to option of selecting which OS to run when you boot the computer. The shared partition should be formatted to windows type format and windows and linux can both use the files in that partition. Windows cannot read the files on a linux type partition. For emails it is best to use an email program like yahoo mail that does not store the emails on your hardd rive but lets you access them from yahoo. If your emails are downloaded to your hardd rive windows will not be able to access them. You can reach me through yahoo answers for follow up if you need more info.
How do I install linux mint alongside windows 7?
Installing Linux as a dual-boot with Windows without partitioning http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/wubi Linux Mint has a similar installer called mint4win (mint4win works the same as Wubi so the instructions outlined above are almost identical) You keep Windows as it is, mint4win only adds an extra option to boot into Linux Mint. mint4win does not require you to modify the partitions of your PC, or to use a different bootloader, and does not install special drivers. It works just like any other application. mint4win keeps most of the files in one folder, and if you do not like it, you can simply uninstall it as any other application. Boot in to windows insert the Linux Mint LiveCD and you will offered the option of installing inside windows which is where the mint4win installer comes in, you will be asked how many gigabytes you wish to allocate to Linux Mint (I recommend 8gb) then you set a password for your installation then click install and thats it. Once Linux Mint is fully installed upon starting your PC you will be given a choice of which operating system you want to use Windows or Linux Mint Linux Mint 10 Download http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=... Linux Mint 10 User Guide http://linuxmint.com/rel_julia.php You download the ISO. image of Linux Mint 10 then you need to create a Bootable LiveCD for installation https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto Linux Mint 10 as can most distros. also be run direct from the LiveCD from Boot without touching your Hard Drive LUg.
How do I get linux mint with my laptop already having Windows 7 installed?
1. Create a new partition for linux mint. You might have to shrink your current partitions to do that. You will need at lest 20GB. You can do it with the tools in windows 7. 2. Download the correct version fro your computer. Probably the 32 bit cd (the dvd version will have a lot of unneeded software). If you select the no codec version you will not be able to play multimedia (music, videos) without installing the proper codecs. 3. Download and read and follow the instructions in the users guide. Having a dual boot system (2 separate operating systems) will not slow down your computer. If you want to get rid of windows just select the option to use the entire hard drive for the mint install. Hope this helps.
Can't boot windows 10 after installing Linux Mint 17.2 KDE?
After half an hour of reading, I found this: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.ph... During the half hour, I saw lots of references to 'boot-repair', but in the context of Ubuntu proper. Then I went to the Linux Mint forums and encountered the URL that I've provided above. So, I recommend that you find, install, and use boot-repair (as it seems -- at least in reading about it -- to be the 'safest' way to add Windows 10 to the Linux Mint bootloader's menu). I hope that it works for you. And, go slowly and think hard about each step that you take when you're using boot-repair. I don't know whether it has fail-safe features that force you to click "Apply" before changes are written to the MBR. Ask questions in the Linux Mint forums or here on Yahoo! Answers before you take actions that you don't fully understand ... just to be on the safe side. Good luck. Have a lot of fun!
It’s usually not a good idea to jump several versions during an upgrade. In particular those 2 versions would have one issue: Since Mint 18 the desktop manager was switched to LightDM (from the old MDM). This could cause issues as there’s more changing in 19 as well. E.g. a new graphics engine. More broadly speaking, 17 to 18 effectively means an upgrade from the base Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04, then 19 means you go to 18.04.I’d advise you first upgrade to 18 instead. But it would likely be a very technically involved process. And you’d still not be assured that no issues are to be encountered. So possibly not a good idea. Though if you do decide on this the idea would be to open a command terminal and upgrade using the apt command (in particular its dist-upgrade option). To get from 17.1 to 17.3 should be just a normal update in your update manager.For a whole writeup on the subject: How to Upgrade from Linux Mint 17.3 to Linux Mint 18. Note the warning about 17 → 18. This is because so much have changed between the two versions that lots can go wrong. With 17 → 19 there’s even more to go wrong, so I’d not suggest this for anyone without technical experience. Though Mint has now brought out a nice tool called TimeShift able to restore an entire installation back to a saved point - no matter what you do, I’d recommend this.After that a similar way to get to 19: How to upgrade to Linux Mint 19. Though I’m uncertain if that mintupgrade script would take you from 17 to 19 directly. I’ve only tried it between 18.3 and 19.Your least technical and probably most robust alternative is to re-install Linux (and all programs) from an image of Linux Mint 19. This would entail making a copy of all your data, writing down all the programs you’ve got installed. Then wiping the old system and installing from scratch. After which install all the programs on the list and copy you data back.