Dear sirs,
I'm a very basic old PC user
I have very little DOS concept which is from 35 years ago when I was still a college student
do you mind telling me what knowledge should I learn b4 I wish to install my first MINT system on my mew PC Win10 AMD CPU ?
I realized here is not a basic 101 classroom of how to install a Mint 20.2
all your saying is I have to go to CMD on my PC and all I still remember is
cd.. cd \d e:\mydownload DIR this kind of skill
you did not mention how to gross pc into linux field
and there is no a single app which can do the skill things for PC user
do I need to ask someone who has computer relevent degree to help me out?
I'm just an old man who wants to update myself some computer knowledge
but has not a single idea HOW to join PC and LINUX together
Thank you very much ! Thank you very much !Thank you very much !
How to get into install a MINT installation field
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How to get into install a MINT installation field
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Re: How to get into install a MINT installation field
Hi iisi737 ,
welcome to our forum.
you will find the the Linux World has come a long way, in recent years,
and that CMD Terminal is not as needed as it once would have been.
Do have an Read of the Linux Mint Installation Guide:
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.re ... en/latest/
YEP .. there actually is such an thing
Do Post Back, if there is anything that you cant understand, in that Guide . .
welcome to our forum.
you will find the the Linux World has come a long way, in recent years,
and that CMD Terminal is not as needed as it once would have been.
Do have an Read of the Linux Mint Installation Guide:
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.re ... en/latest/
YEP .. there actually is such an thing
Do Post Back, if there is anything that you cant understand, in that Guide . .
Please edit your original post title to include [SOLVED] - when your problem is solved!
and DO LOOK at those Unanswered Topics - - you may be able to answer some!.
Re: How to get into install a MINT installation field
OK, so it's not that hard.
Download a live iso, burn it on a usb stick as an iso. Boot to the iso, to try it out. Turn off "secure boot" in bios. If you want to install it, it's not a bad idea to dual boot, so you can slowly wean yourself off windows. You shouldn't need to play around with the command line. if you follow the installation instructions carefully
Download a live iso, burn it on a usb stick as an iso. Boot to the iso, to try it out. Turn off "secure boot" in bios. If you want to install it, it's not a bad idea to dual boot, so you can slowly wean yourself off windows. You shouldn't need to play around with the command line. if you follow the installation instructions carefully
Re: How to get into install a MINT installation field
Beat me Pierre
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SuperJoker
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Re: How to get into install a MINT installation field
If after testing with the live usb you would like to install mint I suggest to install it on another disk and before mint installation disconnect your windows disk and reconnect after. To chhose what os you need when you boot press they keyboard key that according to your motherboard's manual will let you choose from which disk to boot. Without doing so you will boot to windows. This is a totally safe way that does not interfere with windows at all and you can experiment with no danger concerning your data and your windows installation. On motherboard firmware/uefi/bios settings you must disable secure boot and fast boot for a successful installation of mint or any other distro.
For using mint there is nothing special you should know, just use it. 99.9 of things can be done with a gui. If you have hardware acceleration problems, common with amd, open update manager and install a newer series kernel. Right now the default is 5.4 and you should install 5.11
If you want to install on the same disk things are more complicated. I don't suggest it. If you want to do it this way google and read about partitions and boot manager. Read recent articles about Ubuntu 20 and Linux Mint 20.
For using mint there is nothing special you should know, just use it. 99.9 of things can be done with a gui. If you have hardware acceleration problems, common with amd, open update manager and install a newer series kernel. Right now the default is 5.4 and you should install 5.11
If you want to install on the same disk things are more complicated. I don't suggest it. If you want to do it this way google and read about partitions and boot manager. Read recent articles about Ubuntu 20 and Linux Mint 20.
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FringeExplorer
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Re: How to get into install a MINT installation field
An absolute safe guide for beginners.