installing on new PC without any other OS

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installing on new PC without any other OS

Post by andrewwest »

Hi

Noobie install question:

I have Mint on a knackered old PC and i'm thinking of buying a new PC as i like Mint alot.

In idiot speak with no garble please can someone explain what i need to do to install on a fresh hard drive so all i have is Mint.

Do i need to set up partitions etc or can it go straight on by clicking install?

Many thanks in advance.
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Re: installing on new PC without any other OS

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You should be able without issues.
Concerning the partitions, there should be an option to install and use the whole hdd.
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Re: installing on new PC without any other OS

Post by yamawho »

A swap file is like a page file in windows.
Basically it used when the ram is full and it dumps it on to the hdd.

Don't worry so much :mrgreen:

You don't have anything on that hdd anyways.
Just to test 20GB is fine but if you will be using it for downloading, your going to need more room.
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