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Dropbox is another option that I've used in the past for files that were a few hundred MB is size. Upload then send the link to the friend for them to download. Some form of cloud storage is probably going to be best, unless your email provider will allow attaching a file of the size you need to sen...

Was just sayin'... such has been attempted... and without much success. Personally, I don't see the point. If one "needs" Windows only software, then one "needs" to run Windows (IMHO), even if only in a VM.

Are you thinking of something along the lines of the ReactOS project?

While it's not necessary to remove the Windows HDD, it may be a good idea. That way you won't have to worry about deleting something you meant to keep, and taking extra care to make sure LM, including GRUB, gets installed where you intend. Mostly a safety precaution, but a good idea non-the-less.

Looks like it would be possible with virtualization, but yeah, just easier and better to run a 64-bit OS.

Unless you also have Windows installed, there is no reason to use NTFS or FAT32.

A few years ago, I ran ethernet cable to my garage workshop. Only took about 100ft of CAT6 cable and a little time to pull the cable through the crawlspace under my house, and up through the wall into the shop. Works fine! I'm planning to add a network switch and access point out there so I can conn...

Doesn't matter whether you use a 32GB or something else as small as 4GB to make a bootable installation USB, the entire partition will be allocated. Has nothing to do with the space required for a full install.

(1) The Linux Mint Blog shows the system requirements for the Cinnamon edition to be 15GB of disk space (20GB recommended). (2) If your thumbdrive is formatted to a file system both systems can read, then there should not be any problem. FAT32 is such a file system, and pretty much the default for U...

Don't you have to choose where to save images you see in a browser? If you just choose "Save", there must be a default location, maybe check in "Downloads".

Under normal (MS normal, that is) circumstances, Windows 10 doesn't really shut down, it's more of a pseudo hibernate state. I think MS calls this "fast boot". Likely, if Windows is completely shut down, and Fast Boot disabled, Gparted will be able to work with the SSD.

I'm trying to avoid a driver issue that Cinnamon is giving me, so I'd like to try MATE and see if the driver issue disappears. You could boot the live USB with MATE and try it out before installing to see how the driver issue works out. Is my only option to download the 19.3 MATE image to a bootabl...

It does not matter if host is ext and guest is formatted NTFS. Any transfer of files is a network transfer, the foreign file system does not have to (and cannot) be mounted.

rene asks a good question. It would also be interesting to see the output of inxi -Fxxxrz as it might lead us to the solution.

Hi, and welcome to the Mint forums. I believe Aptik might be what you are looking for.

Yes, Linux Mint is a desktop OS, so when you hear "Linux web server" they are not discussing desktop linux.

Welcome to the Linux Mint Forums! Sorry your computer is giving you trouble, but at this point it's anyone's guess as to what the problem is, and that won't do any good. Please have a look at How To Get Help.

Choose installation type "Erase Disk and Install Linux Mint" since there is nothing on the new SSD to loose. Partitioning will be automatic. Also, with only 1GB (1024MB) RAM I think you will get better performance with the XFCE edition instead of Cinnamon. But, if you choose to proceed with Cinnamon...

Check the manufacturer's website for drivers in a .deb package. If .deb is not available, maybe they will provide a generic Linux zip file of some sort with instructions for installation.

What you have noticed is what the developers (and many users) refer to as a "Modern" desktop. But, I agree with you, that it is not as pretty or functional as more 3D desktops. We must be in a small minority. In my opinion, the three main Mint editions all look very similar. However, to my eye, the ...