Linux

[rodmkr]

Do we have any members who have loaded Linux on to a computer?
How did you do it?
Have Linux Mint Cinnamon ISO on a thumb drive but have not figured out how to get it to
load,
If it were a Microsoft program it would have an IXE program to get it to load but Linux doesn't
have one ( at least as far as I can see).
I want to do a clean install on an older computer to use as a learning curve too wean myself
away from Microsoft.

Any help appreciated

rodmkr

 

[Missionary]

We had Linux but when our hard drive died we lost it and have the same issue. I think we had Umbatu (?) and I sure liked it.

 

[popper]

Set the computer up to boot from USB stick. It works great but if you have a wireless internet it may not have the proper driver to run he wireless. Clean the old one -IIRC, just set up the hard drive for full use. Will format and overwrite.
Go to Mint.org for details.

 

[JWFilips]

You will need to scrub the drive clean Hopefully your computer can boot from the thumb drive you have and run the Linux installer

 

[JWFilips]

Just saw Popper & I posted at the same time the same thing!

 

[dannyd]

What kind of computer? Laptop or desktop. ubuntu works well also. If you get to boot the USB it will as if you want to format.