Linux Mint Debian Cinnamon

System requirements:

• x86 processor (LMDE 64-bit requires a 64-bit processor. LMDE 32-bit supports all x86 processors, non-PAE included).
• 1GB RAM
• 5 GB of disk space
• Graphics card capable of 800×600 resolution
• DVD drive or USB port

Download link

• http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php

 

• Select your language

 

• Select your location

 

• Select keyboard layout

 

• Enter username and password

 

 

• Select the hard disk where you want to install Linux.

• You need to have a linux partition to install linux. I am using ext4 type partition.
• As you can see below that /dev/sda3 is already a ext4 type partition and /dev/sda10 is a swap type partition.
• To install linux in dev/sda3 double click on it .

 

 

 

 

• Select Mount point ” / ‘
• Select format as “ext4”

 

• Select the ext4 partition. Click “forward” to install.

 

• If you do not have a partition in which Linux will be installed, then click “Edit partitions”.
• gParted window will open as shown below.
• Delete an existing partition

 

• /dev/sda3 installed. now i get 28.87 GiB unallocated space.

 

• I also delete /dev/sda10 partition just to demonstrate.

 

• Right click on unallocated space and select new.

 

• Select as shown below. click “Add”

 

• Select another unallocated space.
• Right click and select “new”

 

• Select as shown below.
• click “Add”

 

• Click “Apply All Operations” .

 

• Click “Apply”

 

 

• ext4 and swap type partition created.
• Close “GParted”

 

• Click “refresh”

 

• Select ext4 type partition and double click.

 

• Select as shown below.

 

 

• Select ext4 type partition and click “forward”

 

 

 

 

• wait  few minutes for installation to complete.
• restart.

 

 

• Start “update manager”

 

• Click “Install Updates”

 

• When asked click “Forward”

 

• Linux mint settings

 

• power management settings.

 

 

• install software from software manager.

 

 

• system monitor