09-02-2024, 10:23 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2024, 10:29 AM by Radio Fixer.)
Morning All
Since my post of 19 and being overwhelmed by all the new Geeki stuff I have read slowly through all inputs and printed out selections from 14, 16, 23.
I get the idea that I need Mint first and then Mate is the desktop I use with it.
So following Jeffery's instructions I have downloaded Mint and copied it to a USB stick made bootable by Rufus. I am doing this on this W10 PC. The Laptop is W7 and so no need to worry about W7 not being supported by Rufus. I now get that I cant simply copy the Mint ISO file to the USB stick using File Manager.
Tried the USB stick in the Laptop and its seen in the BIOS and boots from it.
It got me to a selection but I faffed around deciding what to do and it defaulted and came up with two on screen options.
"Install Linux Mint" and "LSTY73" (Audio and Video)
Took the obvious and went for the Install. All went well until I got to "Erase Disk and Install Linux Mint". Decided not to do that as the W7 on the disk does allow the Laptop to get to an OS. Its a way back: always a good idea. So I will wait until the bare SSD arrives and try the Mint install to that.
Progressing and understanding better. Linux is no doubt easier if you took an interest from the start which I didnt.
If W10 does go on the Laptop I'm not too concerned about MS needing you to create an account. I did it in the early days on this PC and have simply just ignored it ever since. Get the occasional message: dont care. Its just another irritation like spam.
thanks Gary
Since my post of 19 and being overwhelmed by all the new Geeki stuff I have read slowly through all inputs and printed out selections from 14, 16, 23.
I get the idea that I need Mint first and then Mate is the desktop I use with it.
So following Jeffery's instructions I have downloaded Mint and copied it to a USB stick made bootable by Rufus. I am doing this on this W10 PC. The Laptop is W7 and so no need to worry about W7 not being supported by Rufus. I now get that I cant simply copy the Mint ISO file to the USB stick using File Manager.
Tried the USB stick in the Laptop and its seen in the BIOS and boots from it.
It got me to a selection but I faffed around deciding what to do and it defaulted and came up with two on screen options.
"Install Linux Mint" and "LSTY73" (Audio and Video)
Took the obvious and went for the Install. All went well until I got to "Erase Disk and Install Linux Mint". Decided not to do that as the W7 on the disk does allow the Laptop to get to an OS. Its a way back: always a good idea. So I will wait until the bare SSD arrives and try the Mint install to that.
Progressing and understanding better. Linux is no doubt easier if you took an interest from the start which I didnt.
If W10 does go on the Laptop I'm not too concerned about MS needing you to create an account. I did it in the early days on this PC and have simply just ignored it ever since. Get the occasional message: dont care. Its just another irritation like spam.
thanks Gary
