8/6/2014- hand out for gtcc
by Dale
MINT:
A FANTASTIC RESOURCE FOR USE ON YOUR WAY TO BECOMING A PROFICIENT LINUX MINT
USER.
The
book "INTRODUCTION TO LINUX, A HANDS ON GUIDE" is free and looks like
a very good reference for us all. I have not read much of it, but I certainly
plan to. Access it by going to: http://linuxquestions.
MANY
GOOD WEBSITES FOR HELP DOWNLOADING MINT 13 AND 17, SUCH AS:
WILL YOUR OLD COMPUTER HANDLE?
MINT 13: System
requirements:
Processor: Pentium 4
1,4 Ghz
RAM memory: 512 MB
Video card: 32 MB
Hard disk space: 10 GB
RAM memory: 512 MB
Video card: 32 MB
Hard disk space: 10 GB
MINT 17: System
requirements:
- x86 processor (Linux Mint 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. Linux Mint 32-bit works on both 32-bit and 64-bit processors).
- 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended for a comfortable usage).
- 10 GB of disk space
- DVD drive or USB port
GOOD INFO FOR INSTALLING MINT
13:
TO PARTITION YOUR HARD DRIVE,
SUCH AS:
Note:
unless you are an old hand at partitioning hard drives, I suggest you read this
information and act on whatever information therein you deem to be useful to
you. Partition your hard drive according to how much you anticipate using the
two different OSs in the future. Probably, Mint 17 should have 20 MB to allow
for future storage. I suggest you store your pictures on a separate external
hard drive and back them up on a second hard drive that is not carried around with you as you travel.
The Mint install process has its own hard drive partitioning program but you
might have more control over the partition size process if you use the one
above.
PROBABLY THE BEST DOWNLOAD
INSTRUCTIONS:
CHECK
OUT THE MINT DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS ON JEP’S 'GREENTREES' WEBSITE ALSO!
SOME THINGS TO DO AFTER
INSTALLING MINT 17
USE
WINE (INSTALL WINE BEFORE TRYING TO ADD PROGRAMS)
Probably
best to download Wine from within Mint 17, but here is more info:
USE
THE MINT SEARCH PROGRAM TO SEE IF AN MS PROGRAM YOU LIKE IS AVAILABLE TO USE
WITH WINE: http://appdb.winehq.org/
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