So, that you can demo (test drive) more than one Linux operating system, and install them.įYI: In Linux, my favorite USB program for creating a multi-boot USB flash drive stick, or a USB stick with 'persistence', is 'MultiSystem'.

If you have a USB flash drive stick that is large enough to hold more than one Linux Mint edition, each edition is around 1.5gb, then this program allows you from within MS windows (or Linux) to create a USB flash drive stick of multiple Linux operating systems. MultiBootUSB - Create multi boot live Linux on a USB disk. 'Etcher' is a young (new) cross-platform (Windows, MacOS and Linux) program to burn the iso image with the distro on a USB flash drive or micro SD card. 'Unetbootin' is a great program to easily create a USB flash drive stick of the 'Live Test Drive' installation version of Linux Mint from another operating system, like MS windows, or Mac, or even from within Linux. When I used MS Windows before, I found this program to be so good, and so easy to use, I paid for it. If you are using MS Windows, and you do not already have a DVD application, then I highly recommend using 'Ashampoo Burning Studio Free', or their reasonably priced paid for version they are great and easy to use. Release Notes for Linux Mint 17.3, with links for manual, and important information. Obviously, if you have another operating system (os) already on the computer that you want to keep, like MS Windows, or Mac, then be careful to not overwrite your primary main drive, or the main drive's first partition. During the installation of Linux Mint, you will be given choices on how and where you want to install it to, and you can choose your D> drive. Then, you boot your computer to this DVD, or USB flash drive stick, and when Linux Mint comes up, you can demo it, test drive it, or click the Desktop Install icon (launcher) option to install the full version of Linux Mint to your computer's hard drive, or to an external hard drive, or to another USB flash drive stick. This '.iso' disk image file needs to be 'burned' to a DVD using a DVD application, or to a USB flash drive stick using 'unetbootin', or some other USB flash drive stick program like that.

When anyone downloads an '.iso' file (disk image file) from the Linux Mint website, you are downloading a 'Live Demo Test Drive' and Installation version of Linux Mint. What version of MS windows you are using? It would help to know more about your system's hardware setup, like what is the CPU processor, how much system memory (ram), video card, etc. I just read your post and the good replies to it. Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum !

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