Linux for Windows Users

Portable Linux

Get Connected
  1. Connect your WiFi to ASUS
  2. Open your browser on this URL: http://zelazny/Workshop1
Get Your Distro Here
Linux Mint logo
Linux Mint download site

Download one of the following distributions:

For Try-out and Installation For Long-term Try-out
(Persistence)
Linux Mint Debian Edition (1.4 GBytes, .ISO file) Linux Mint 16 Petra (1.3 GBytes, .ISO file)
For really old computers
LMDE 32-bit (1.4 GBytes, .ISO file) Petra 32-bit (1.3 GBytes, .ISO file)

You may need to right-click and select "Save Link"


Create your bootable USB drive
Pendrive penguin logo
UUI on PenDriveLinux.com
  1. Download Universal USB Installer (UUI) (1.1 MBytes, .EXE file)
  2. Run the UUI program (doesn't need installation)
  3. Acknowledge the GNU General Public License
  4. Use these settings:
    Universal USB Installer screenshot
    • Select a Linux Distribution: Linux Mint
    • Browse to: linuxmint-201403-mate-dvd-64bit.iso
    • Select your USB Flash Drive: Pick a letter
    • We will format: Checkmark this box
    • Set a Persistent file: As large as possible
    • Click Create
  5. UUI asks for confirmation:
    Screenshot: UUI after clicking Create
    • Click Yes
  6. UUI shows the progress of the installation:
    Screenshot: UUI installation
  7. You may see this window while UUI extracts documents
    Screenshot: UUI Extracting Documents
    Don't click anything!
  8. Installation is complete!
    Screenshot: UUI Installation Complete
    • Click Close
UNetbootin logo
UNetbootin on SourceForge.net

Alternative to UUI: UNetbootin v5.8.5 (5 MBytes, .EXE file), the Universal Netboot Installer


Set your BIOS to boot from the USB drive
  1. Turn your computer off and on again.
  2. Press the key to enter the BIOS. ESC, F1 or DEL are typical.
  3. Set the boot sequence to boot a USB drive before the hard drive. Different BIOSes do this in different ways.
  4. Save BIOS changes, reboot with the Linux USB drive inserted.
Enjoy your Linux Mint operating system!
Screenshot of LMDE desktop
Using Linux
  1. Familiarize with the Desktop
    • Notification Area
      • Set up network
      • Configure weather display
    • Linux Mint Power Menu
  2. Software Manager
  3. Install Chromium
  4. LibreOffice (if enough time)

Additional curriculum notes on the SOBAC Wiki: Linux for Windows Users.

Presentations by Bob Jonkman are licensed under a Creative Commons LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.