Now able to install Linux Mint properly

[Hadassah]

I want to dual boot my system and install Linux Mint as the other operating system. I had not done this before, so there are possibilities of obstacles. Firs thing is that, when I boot my cd does not found my hard drive. Then again it worked and now at the screen there are some option for installation. I tried them all but still I am not able to install the same. This time I am looking for the installation steps to install Linux Mint. How does to define a partition to install Mint. I do not want to overwrite Windows or even install them side by side. The in future it cause a issue in case of any crash. With Mint my Windows too will be wiped and re-installation is an headache. What are the easy ways to install this quickly.

[Enriqueta]

First get a proper working bootable cd of mint. Once you boot successfully you enter the Mint menu. Press the Enter key on Start Linux Mint. The live CD loads and it is long enough. Once loaded, you should see the desktop of Linux Mint. You can start your visit to this system or install it immediately by clicking the Install icon located on the desktop. Once you double click on the install icon on desktop the setup of Linux Mint begins. Follow the screen instructions. Like what language you want, which place you want to keep the operating system, etc. Once done successfully remove the cd and reboot. You will then get the option of a boot loader to choose the operating system you want to boot.

[Elieis]

I think ext2 is created automatically by Mint when you choose a partition. It is just a few mb only. So it will be ext3 or ext4. In comparison ot ext3 the ext4 is much faster on boot. To go through the manual method for partitioning, which means you have prepared in advance with the partitions. For that you have to run gparted from the LiveCD minimum 1 ext (3 or 4) + 1 swap. About Me I am one of 8G in ext4 / 1 1G swap and the rest in ext4 / home. After that click the Advanced button to select the disk that will install the bootloader. The default for that is hd0 and substitute the name of the external drive (/ dev / sdc eg). In this way you can manually assign a drive to the installation of operating system.

[mesterio]

Mint requires an absolute minimum of 3 GB of space minimum, but I strongly recommend at least 5 GB. This is not a matter of worrying because today we get an ample of space on your hard drive. It is recommended to keep a separate partition for different operating system. So that if one crash then you can simply use the other one to troubleshoot or fix the first operating system. Remember to run Disk Defragmenter to defragment your entire hard disk, so that all your free space is grouped into one big block and not scattered into small pieces. Linux avoids this problem by not allowing the hard disk fragmentation in the first sector. Insert the CD of Linux Mint that you just created in the drive and reboot. It may be that you need to change your BIOS to boot from the CD before the hard disk. By booting from the CD.

[mv]

There is not a big deal to boot from a cd and reaching at the bootable menu. But when you reach at the stage of disk partitioning then you must be must be careful. It's just a matter of partitioning, but if this is your first time can be scary. Yet there is nothing complicated. You'll choose whether you want to erase everything and then have one system on your PC or choose to make dual-boot. That is to have both on your systems. The first option allows the installer to choose the partition size for you. The second option wipes all. Use if you wish to transfer your current operating system. Be careful if you choose this option there will be no traces. The third option allows you to use the largest possible disk space for installation of Linux Mint so if you have windows it will end up in a tiny space.

[Dolsy_bendal]

Try out Unetbootin. It is a useful application for creating a bootable USB drive containing a lot of operating system. You can make an installation disk of Windows 7 by using this Unetbootin. Enter sudo apt-get install unetbootin to get the package on your linux system. It is a very basic tool, where you just need to choose the iso image of the file and the location. It copies everything properly. It is much more stable then what I thought. I use this always to run a setup of a operating system. This gives a nice option for troubleshooting other issues of a operating system also. There are better chances of data backup.