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| ===== Getting the Installer ===== | ===== Getting the Installer ===== | ||
| - | First, you will need to download the LMDE installer. It can be found on this page:\\ | + | First, you will need to download the LMDE installer. |
| - | [[http://www.linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php]] | + | |
| + | The MATE (64bit) edition can be found on this page:\\ | ||
| + | [[http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=100]] | ||
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| + | While the CINNAMON (64bit) edition can be found on this page:\\ | ||
| + | [[http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=102]] | ||
| You have the choice between two desktop environments: Cinnamon or MATE.\\ | You have the choice between two desktop environments: Cinnamon or MATE.\\ | ||
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| Choose the architecture that fits your hardware, 32 or 64-bit, click the link and then select a mirror that's close to your location to download the installer's ISO image. | Choose the architecture that fits your hardware, 32 or 64-bit, click the link and then select a mirror that's close to your location to download the installer's ISO image. | ||
| - | ==== "Burn" the ISO Image to Your Key ==== | + | ==== "Burn" the ISO Image to a Live USB Key ==== |
| Once the ISO file has been transfered to your disk, you'll need to write (burn) it to an external drive (the 4GB USB Key in our example). | Once the ISO file has been transfered to your disk, you'll need to write (burn) it to an external drive (the 4GB USB Key in our example). | ||
| <WRAP important> | <WRAP important> | ||
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| You'd use a command like this one to figure out your destination drive: | You'd use a command like this one to figure out your destination drive: | ||
| <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> | <code>sudo fdisk -l</code> | ||
| - | Issuing the command first when your USB Key is NOT inserted, the re-issuing the command once it's inserted and examining the newly available device (i.e. something like /dev/sdc). | + | Issuing the command first when your USB Key is NOT inserted, then, re-issuing the command once it's inserted and examining the newly available device (i.e. something like /dev/sdc). |
| - | The something like this command could be used to "burn" the ISO file to the key: | + | Finally, a command like this could be used to "burn" the ISO file to the key: |
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | sudo dd if=~/Desktop/linuxmint.iso of=/dev/sdX oflag=direct bs=1048576 | + | sudo dd if=~/Downloads/linuxmint.iso of=/dev/sdX oflag=direct bs=1048576 |
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | Don't forget to change the "X" value in the previous code with the effective identifier for your USB key and <wrap important>PAY ATTENTION TO PUT THE RIGHT IDENTIFIER AS THE TARGET DEVICE, of=, WILL BE COMPLETELY ERASED BY THE dd COMMAND !</wrap> | ||
| If your system doesn't support 'oflag=direct', you can just leave it out as it is simply intended to speed up the process a bit. | If your system doesn't support 'oflag=direct', you can just leave it out as it is simply intended to speed up the process a bit. | ||
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| 740601856 bytes (741 MB) copied, 91.7024 s, 8.1 MB/s | 740601856 bytes (741 MB) copied, 91.7024 s, 8.1 MB/s | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round tip 80%> | ||
| + | From a Linux Mint installation the easiest way to create your Live Install Boot Key is to use the "USB Image Writer" application available from Menu > Accessories > USB Image Writer. | ||
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| + | Selecting the downloaded Linux Mint LMDE .iso image and your target USB Key, then restarting your machine is almost all you'll have to do to start a fresh LMDE install. | ||
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| === On Windows Machines === | === On Windows Machines === | ||
