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How do I install Linux Mint on a separate partition?
Follow the steps below to install Linux Mint in dual boot with Windows:
- Step 1: Create a live USB or disk.
- Step 2: Make a new partition for Linux Mint.
- Step 3: Boot in to live USB.
- Step 4: Start the installation.
- Step 5: Prepare the partition.
- Step 6: Create root, swap and home.
- Step 7: Follow the trivial instructions.
What is OEM install Linux Mint?
When you install Linux Mint in OEM mode, the operating system is installed with a temporary user account and prepared for the computer’s future owner. The user account is set up by the new owner. To perform an OEM installation follow the steps below: Select OEM Install from the USB stick (or DVD) menu.
Is there a manual partition for Linux Mint?
This is an old tutorial and covers manual partitioning for older systems with legacy boot (MBR + BIOS). For modern systems you almost certainly are using EFI boot (GPT + UEFI) and that requires additional steps.
What’s the best way to install Linux Mint?
Hint: if you have another operating systems installed, it is generally easier to use either its partition manager, or use the GParted partition manager included with Linux Mint, to make free space available (by resizing existing partitions) to install Linux Mint on before you start the installer.
Can a Linux Mint installer create a swap partition?
By default the Linux Mint installer will create one root partition and one swap partition for you during installation. If you want to have a different set of partitions, for example a separate home partition, or if you want to specify the file system type, size or location of partitions,…
Do you need EFI partition for Linux Mint?
For modern systems you almost certainly are using EFI boot (GPT + UEFI) and that requires additional steps. For one you’ll need to create a EFI boot partition (format as FAT32, at least 200 MB, mount point /boot/efi and the boot flag must be set). That goes beyond the scope of this tutorial.