You are going to format the entire hard disk and install Linux Mint.
The next screen is the most important part of Linux Mint installation. I plugged out the live USB and tried installing it again without connecting to the internet and the error didn’t appear this time. I encountered a “‘grub-efi-amd64-signed’ package failed to install into /target” error and my installation failed. Not connecting to the internet may also save you a few unpleasant surprises. This way the installation is quicker as it does not try downloading updates while installation. I strongly advise NOT connecting to internet while installing Linux Mint. Choose the most appropriate ones for your system. It will ask you to choose some basic configurations like language and keyboard layout. Click on it to start the installation procedure. You’ll see a “Install Linux Mint” icon on the desktop. In a few seconds you’ll be inside the Linux Mint live environment. You’ll see a screen like this that gives you a couple of options. Now you should boot into the live Linux Mint environment. You’ll have to find this setting on your own or search the internet. This screen may look different for different manufacturers. Move the USB on the top of the boot order In here, you should make sure that booting for USB or removable media is on the top of the boot order. At the boot screen when you see the logo of your computer manufacturer, press F2 or F10 or F12 to enter the BIOS settings. Plug in the live USB of Linux Mint and restart your system. Once you have successfully created the Linux Mint USB, it is time to use it for installing the awesome Linux Mint. Step 3: Boot from the live Linux Mint USB In that case, come back to this step and recreate the USB by choosing the other partitioning scheme. If you choose the incorrect partitioning scheme, you may not be able to Linux Mint. You should check which partitioning scheme your system uses to be sure. Older computers may use the MBR partitioning. Almost all the computers in last 7 years or so use GPT partitioning scheme. You may confuse over the partitioning scheme.
exe file and you’ll see a screen like the below image. In the example here, I have used Rufus.ĭownload Rufus and run the. If you are using Windows, you can also use Rufus. You can use Etcher which is available on Windows, Linux and macOS. There are several such tools available for free.
You’ll need a dedicated software that creates a live USB.
Now that you have downloaded the ISO, it is time for creating a live USB of Linux Mint. Download Linux Mint Step 2: Create a live USB of Linux Mint If you do not have a good, consistent internet connection, opt for the torrent version (if you know what torrent is). If you have a good internet connection for downloading 2 GB of file without any issue, use a mirror which is closer to your country of residence (for faster download). When you click on that, you’ll find various mirror websites and torrent link to download the ISO file. If you do not know about them, go with the default Cinnamon edition. The screenshot might look a little bit different but the steps remain the same. However, the steps work for other Mint versions and desktop variants like Xfce and MATE. I am using Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon edition. Install Linux Mint by replacing Windows or any other operating system
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to install Linux Mint removing other operating systems from your computer. Replace all other operating systems and install Linux Mint as the only OS on your computer.Install Linux Mint in dual boot mode with Windows keeping both Windows and Linux Mint on the same computer.Install Linux Mint in VirtualBox in Windows like a regular desktop application.There are various ways to install Linux Mint:
There are some performance improvements and several new features in Mint 20. It is easy to use, doesn’t consume lots of system resource and has tons of software available. Undoubtedly, Linux Mint is one of the best Linux distributions for beginners.