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Skybird · 10-06-16, 11:27 AM

As a newcomer migrating from Windows, you may want to choose Linux Mint version 18.0 or version 17.3 - and Cinnamon. Mint-Cinnamon is your combo to go with as starter.

I can hardly do it better than this piece, have you guys tried this?

Installation Guide
http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux-Mint

Do it step by steps. One step, check it. Next step, check it. Find and download an ISO image, links below again. A software for making a CD or USB stick bootable, links below again. Burn ISO on it. Switch BIOS to "boot from USB stick/CD". Restart laptop, and it will launch in Linux, within seconds. You will see that almost all things go much faster under Linux.

Now test whether you like the new environment. Explore, and play around with it. Since the installation still is not on your HD, you hardly can do damage. If your laptop shows graphical artifacts, it may be that another graphics driver is needed, if so, come back and ask, and we see for it.

And again, these links for starters:

creating a bootable usb stick:
http://unetbootin.github.io/

downloading linux mint 18 iso:
https://linuxmint.com/download.php

I recommend the Cinnamon desktop.

international/English main forum for Mint:
https://forums.linuxmint.com/

German main forum for Mint:
http://www.linuxmintusers.de/index.p...7&action=forum

Do not forget that if you websurf, Firefox should be sealed up a bit before, too.

10-06-16, 11:27 AM	#42
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,687 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	As a newcomer migrating from Windows, you may want to choose Linux Mint version 18.0 or version 17.3 - and Cinnamon. Mint-Cinnamon is your combo to go with as starter. I can hardly do it better than this piece, have you guys tried this? Installation Guide http://www.wikihow.com/Install-Linux-Mint Do it step by steps. One step, check it. Next step, check it. Find and download an ISO image, links below again. A software for making a CD or USB stick bootable, links below again. Burn ISO on it. Switch BIOS to "boot from USB stick/CD". Restart laptop, and it will launch in Linux, within seconds. You will see that almost all things go much faster under Linux. Now test whether you like the new environment. Explore, and play around with it. Since the installation still is not on your HD, you hardly can do damage. If your laptop shows graphical artifacts, it may be that another graphics driver is needed, if so, come back and ask, and we see for it. And again, these links for starters: creating a bootable usb stick: http://unetbootin.github.io/ downloading linux mint 18 iso: https://linuxmint.com/download.php I recommend the Cinnamon desktop. international/English main forum for Mint: https://forums.linuxmint.com/ German main forum for Mint: http://www.linuxmintusers.de/index.p...7&action=forum Do not forget that if you websurf, Firefox should be sealed up a bit before, too. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.