How to install linux mint from usb no cd#
How to install linux mint from usb iso#

Rebootįinally, you may notice that when you reboot you still have an entry for windows in your menu. (This is the time to create your swap partition if you want one).

Then (and this is very important), move the linux partition to the left, then grow it to the right. Reboot to parted magic (loading it to RAM again).

Reinstall Parted Magic as we did in step 1. Remove Unetbootin (you'll want to do this even if you're dual-booting). However, you may want to get rid of windows completely. choose between linux and Windows when yu switch on the pc). Left like this the system will allow you to dual-boot (i.e. Choose your new partition and pick use as: ext4, mount point: / When it gets to partitioning, click specify manually. In the spare space create a new partition, and format it as ext4 (often you'll be told to create a swap partition you can if you want I don't normally google will tell you more).

How to install linux mint from usb iso#

Run the Unetbootin installer again and this time, select your linux mint iso to use for the frugal install. (If neither happens then control panel and add/remove programs on XP or Programs and features on vista/7 and remove it there). If not running the unetbootin installer again should remove it. Unetbootin may prompt you to remove the installation. Make sure you leave the empty space to the right of the partition (yes it is important). simply select your windows partition, click edit, and shrink it by about 8Gb. Once Parted Magic has booted, select the gparted application. This means that, once running, it will not actually be using the hard disk at all - leaving you free to resize the partitions. When you reboot into your unetbootin installation you should be able to choose to load Parted Magic entirely into RAM. Install it to your windows partition (normally C:) when it tells you it's done you can reboot. choose your parted magic iso and choose frugal install. How it does this is beyond the scope of this tutorial, it's enough to know that it is functional but not an optimal way of doing things. Unetbootin, however, can cheat and have two operating systems on one partition. The problem is that windows will probably already have used the whole disk for its partition, and partitions (normally) can't be resized when they're in use. Each operating system you install requires a partition. each one acts like its own individual hard disk. A Hard disk may be split into partitions. mint 9 main)įirst, some background on partitions. This tutorial aims to make it easy and painless to install Mint to any pc, even if all you have is a hard disk that is owned by windows.

How to install linux mint from usb no cd#

For those of you with no cd drive (or disks) and no spare usb stick.