Installing Linux Mint on PC: How it works

There are a few things to consider when installing Linux on your computer. In advance, you should have already decided whether you want to use the operating system as your main system or whether it should be used in parallel with Windows. Furthermore, you need a data medium on which you deposit the Linux installation.

Installing Linux Mint on PC - step by step

The basic installation of Linux Mint remains the same whether you want to use it in parallel with Windows or as your main system.

1. To begin, download the latest version of Linux Mint. To do this, use a link on this website.
2. Now you need to take a CD or USB stick to hand and make it bootable.
3. After that, the image is copied to the disk and the computer can be shut down.
4. When you start the computer, switch to the boot menu and adjust the settings so that you can boot from the disk.
5. On the desktop, now click "Install Linux Mint" and follow the instructions on the PC.

Linux Mint: Parallel oder einzeln?

1. Im Installationsmenü können Sie nun auswählen, ob die Festplatte gelöscht und Linux Mint installiert werden soll.
2. Um die Systeme parallel zu nutzen, wählen Sie „Etwas anderes“.
3. Wählen Sie nun die Festplatte, auf der Linux einzeln oder parallel zu Windows installiert werden soll.