[Blackpool] Downloading & Installing Linux

[Tony Hughes]

Hi Elizabeth

Depending on the PC you are installing on then it may be that you'll 
want/need both 32 and 64bit versions.

You don't need any special software to download the iso image but you 
will need to use software to write the image to a DVD or Flash drive in 
order to boot into the live disk.

Brasero will write iso images to DVD and that is in current versions of 
mint.

A program called UNetbootin will create a Flash drive with the iso image 
and can be installed from the package manager.

Maybe downloading an iso image, then creating DVD's and pen-drives with 
Mint should be the next tutorial.

Ubuntu 14.04 didn't play with it for long but it seemed OK if you like 
Unity but having to configure it to the way I like it afterwards takes a 
while. I know much of the software I use is in Mint by default, so I'll 
be sticking to that for day to day use.

Tony

On 10/05/14 13:04, Elizabeth C wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> Great Meeting this morning, thank you Mike and everyone.
>
> Further on the downloading & installing Linux OS's issue:
>
> So when a new distro is out, is it best to download both 32 and 64 bit - eg I have 2 laptops, tower and the tablet to change OS's when the new Mint comes out ???
>
> Why is software needed to download/install a new Linux OS ???  Why can't it be downloaded/installed direct to Flash Drive or Disk ???
>
> What is the software needed/recommended???
>
> What was the general consensus opinion on the latest Ubuntu ???
>
> Thanks in anticipation,
>
> Elizabeth
>
>
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