![]() ![]() INSTALLING AS DUAL BOOT ON THE SAME (OR ONLY) HARD DRIVE. The better the hardware, the better the results, basically. If your system is somewhat newer and has at least 2GB of installed RAM memory and a 1GHz single core AMD or Intel processor or any Intel Core Duo, Quad Core, i5 or i7 or AMD dual core processor you will get good to best performance with any desktop environment. ![]() * 3 to 4 GB of disk space for installationįor example, more resources are needed for KDE, Gnome and Debian as they are for LXDE, XFCE or Fluxbox, so for old and outdated systems LXDE, XFCE or Fluxbox will work better. * x86_64 compatible processor (for the 64-bit version) * x86 processor (for both 32 & 64-bit versions) Minimum system requirements for Linux Mint LXDE, XFCE and Fluxbox are: I was not able to find any minimum requirements for the Debian version, but I think they are the same as for Gnome and KDE. ![]() * Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution * 4 GB for Gnome and 5GB for KDE of disk space for installation Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors). * x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Minimum system requirements for Linux Mint Gnome and KDE are: For very old systems you can take the hard drive out and install Linux Mint on it using a newer computer, and once the installation is done you can put it back in your old computer and run Linux Mint. For them to be able to load all necessary stuff into your RAM at live-install, you'll need more memory than the system actually needs while running fully installed later on. Part of the reason given for the minimum requirement for both Ubuntu and Linux Mint are the live-installers. Also it is much better to have your /swap and "/" (root) partitions at the beginning of your hard drive, for faster access and better overall performance.Īs with any operating system, your choice of Linux Mint 32-bit or 64-bit versions and Linux Mint desktop environments (Gnome, KDE, Debian, LXDE, XFCE or Fluxbox) will depend on both your personal preferences as well as your PC or Laptop hardware specifications. I suggest the following sizes for your Linux partitions: for your "/" (root) a minimum of 6GB (10GB or more is recommended), at least a 1GB for /swap (2GB or more is recommended, especially if your system has 1GB or less of installed RAM memory) and at least another 10GB for /home. That being said, the best option is to install Linux Mint onto its own partitions, by selecting the manually specify partitions option during installation from Live media (CD/DVD or Live USB). So running Linux in a Window$ environment is not a good thing, no matter what other people say. The main reason for wanting to install Linux Mint (or any other Linux distro) is performance, reliability and not having to worry about viruses, worms, spy-ware, etc. All you get is poor performance, possible errors and lots of headaches. Also make sure you backup your existing Window$ installation, make a Window$ start-up disk for any repairs you might need to do, or that you have your Window$ install media DVD available, if you did or want to do a fresh install of Window$ on your system.įirst of all, it is not a very good idea to install Linux Mint via WUBI or Mint4Win, or even in a Windows based VirtualBox or VMare layout. VERY IMPORTANT: Before you go any further, I suggest that you back up all your personal data files such as pictures, music, movies and videos, documents, passwords and contacts onto a storage media (DVD's, CD's or any kind of external storage hard drive). Please read carefully and follow every step as explained here.Īnybody with basic or even little to no computer knowledge should be able to follow this guide and have a dual boot install of Linux Mint and Window$ once they do what's needed and explained here. ![]() Other people can come up with all kinds of suggestions, but in my opinion this is the best and easiest way to a solid and reliable dual boot system. This "HOW TO" is intended to be a simple step-by-step guide. ![]()
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