Hi ya'll. So I have the 18.2 disc image file and a unetbootin file on a USB stick like I thought I was instructed by a site to do. Now I don't now how to open them or put them in place of windows. I don't know about command prompts and binaries... I really don't know jack squat, so could really use some help.
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Hillbilly71
Mint from USB to my laptop.
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Hillbilly71
Mint from USB to my laptop.
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michael louwe
Re: Mint from USB to my laptop.
@ Hillbilly71, .......
Please refer to ... https://unetbootin.github.io/
Normally, to create a Live Linux Mint 18.2 USB-stick, we run our existing OS, either Windows or Linux, download the LM 18.2 ISO file and save it to a folder on our computer or OS, eg the Download folder, by default.
... Then we download and install the Unetbootin (USB burning/writing) program on our computer or OS. Launch Unetbootin, plug in an empty or formatted USB-stick of at least 2GB in size and burn/write the LM 18.2 ISO file to the USB-stick. To do this with Unetbootin, click "Browse" or "..." to locate the ISO file that is in the Download folder and double-click on the ISO file. Ensure that the Destination device "Type" is the USB-stick, which is usually /dev/sdb. Do not burn/write the ISO file to the internal hard-drive, which is usually /dev/sda.
... You can opt to use this normal method, ie re-download the LM 18.2 ISO file, Unetbootin and re-format the USB-stick(= use fat32).
In your case, you can also opt to run your OS/computer, plug in the USB-stick where you have saved the LM 18.2 ISO file and the Unetbootin program. From your OS, browse to the USB-stick and to the LM 18.2 ISO file. Right-click on the ISO file to copy it and then paste it to the Download folder in your computer/OS. From your OS, browse to the USB-stick and to the Unetbootin program. Double-click on Unetbootin to install it on your computer/OS. Then re-format the USB-stick.
... Now launch Unetbootin to burn/write the LM 18.2 ISO file to the empty USB-stick.
.Hillbilly71 wrote:Hi ya'll. So I have the 18.2 disc image file and a unetbootin file on a USB stick like I thought I was instructed by a site to do. Now I don't now how to open them or put them in place of windows. I don't know about command prompts and binaries... I really don't know jack squat, so could really use some help.
Please refer to ... https://unetbootin.github.io/
Normally, to create a Live Linux Mint 18.2 USB-stick, we run our existing OS, either Windows or Linux, download the LM 18.2 ISO file and save it to a folder on our computer or OS, eg the Download folder, by default.
... Then we download and install the Unetbootin (USB burning/writing) program on our computer or OS. Launch Unetbootin, plug in an empty or formatted USB-stick of at least 2GB in size and burn/write the LM 18.2 ISO file to the USB-stick. To do this with Unetbootin, click "Browse" or "..." to locate the ISO file that is in the Download folder and double-click on the ISO file. Ensure that the Destination device "Type" is the USB-stick, which is usually /dev/sdb. Do not burn/write the ISO file to the internal hard-drive, which is usually /dev/sda.
... You can opt to use this normal method, ie re-download the LM 18.2 ISO file, Unetbootin and re-format the USB-stick(= use fat32).
In your case, you can also opt to run your OS/computer, plug in the USB-stick where you have saved the LM 18.2 ISO file and the Unetbootin program. From your OS, browse to the USB-stick and to the LM 18.2 ISO file. Right-click on the ISO file to copy it and then paste it to the Download folder in your computer/OS. From your OS, browse to the USB-stick and to the Unetbootin program. Double-click on Unetbootin to install it on your computer/OS. Then re-format the USB-stick.
... Now launch Unetbootin to burn/write the LM 18.2 ISO file to the empty USB-stick.