My time with Linux - P2.

Welcome back to the fun of Linux.

Today's post is about installing Linux Mint 19.1.

I have loaded Linux Mint via USB and booted into the Live CD and then double clicked on the Install Linux Mint Icon.

So what happens now.

What we see first is the welcome screen with Language selection.

For me it's English.

• English Selected and clicked the Continue button.
• Keyboard Layout - For me it's selecting English(UK) and click Continue.

Preparing to install Linux Mint.

• We now have the option to install third party software for graphics and Wi-Fi Hardware as well as Flash, MP3 and other media.

With this I have always put a tick in the tick box and clicked Continue.

The next section of the installation is how you want to configure the Hard Drive Disk.

My current options are:

• Erase disk and install Linux Mint.
• Encrypt the new Linux Mint installation for security.
• Use LVM with the new Linux Mint installation.
• Something Else.

If you are dual booting (Which I am not) then there is other options for configuring the Hard Disk drive.

I am not too bothered about Encryption so I have selected Erase and the optional Use LVM (first time use). Click Install Now to carry on. You will now get a message about applying changes to the Hard Disk Drive. If you want to alter anything click Back or carry on and click Continue.

Select your location Time Zone and click Continue.

Finale part of the install is the account setup.

So this screen asks for: Your Name, Computer Name, Username, Password, Login automatically, Require Password and Encrypt my Home Folder.

I always select Require Password, but to date not encrypted my Home Folder.

Fill in these details and click Continue. Linux Mint now installs.....

Sit back with a drink and wait.

Once Linux has installed it will ask you to reboot and remove the USB Pen Drive/CD/DVD and then click Restart.

My time with Linux - P1.

My time with Linux - Part 1.

Hi, my name is Chris and I have been an IT Tech since 2004. I have looked at Linux time and again but never really converted fully.

Reason for not converting is, in my spare time I like to play games and I found Windows does the job really well.

In the past, I have tried Gentoo, Ubuntu, Arch, Zorin and Mint Linux Distro's and never really took to them as playing games has been a pain in the rear end to get working.

With the last couple of years with Wine, Steam and other applications getting better for gaming on Linux I decided to take the jump again.

Reason for this jump is Windows 10. don't get me wrong Windows 10 has ticked all the boxes for me, but i have now got fed up with decisions being taken away from me and then having to disable crap games that automatically install and all the tracking that Windows 10 does.

So where did I start.

Linux Distro choice: 

Go to the following link and make your choice: 

Link: https://distrowatch.com/

I have chosen: Linux Mint 19.1 Cinnamon

Link: https://linuxmint.com/

There are other variations of Linux Mint 19.1 and these are MATE and Xcfe

Once Mint had downloaded, I imaged the ISO to a USB Pen Drive using Rufus.

Link: https://rufus.ie

This little app is a god send for doing any imaging.

Not going to go into imaging the USB Pen Drive as there is enough information out there on how to image using Rufus.

So once the Pen Drive is imaged reboot and boot off the pen drive.

Linux will ask if you want to load the Live CD or Install.

I would recommend to run the Live CD and then install once happy with the Distro you have. This then gives you time to test and play with the version of Linux you are using.