Installer Windows 7 Après Linux Mint
Apr 20, 2015. This tutorial discusses the installation of CentOS 7.1 in dual-boot with Windows 8.1 on UEFI Firmware machines that comes pre-installed with. First install Windows OS, create the necessary partitions during the Windows installation process and, then, install CentOS or any other Linux Operating System. Dualbooting means having installed two operating systems on one hard disk and being able to boot from any of them. This tutorial will explain how to install Linux Mint 12 alongside Windows 7 - the procedure however should be the same for all Ubuntu based distributions and only slightly different for every other. Feb 20, 2015 1. Backup Windows 2. Open disk management tool 3. Right click on windows partition and select shrink (allow default options) 4. Download Linux Mint 5. Download Universal USB Installer 6. Insert blank USB drive 7. Run Universal USB installer and cr.
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Dualbooting Windows 7 And Linux Mint 12
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Dualbooting means having installed two operating systems on one hard disk and being able to bootfrom any of them. This tutorial will explain how to install Linux Mint12 alongside Windows 7 - the procedure however should be the same forall Ubuntu based distributions and only slightly different for everyother.
I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you!
1 Preliminary Note
Installing multiple operating systems involves the partitioning ofyour hard disks (each operating system needs its own partition, aseperate part of the hard disk) - this can cause damage or file lossif you do not know what you are doing. Therefore back up the files ofthe existing operating system on an external medium before you proceedwith partitioning.
2 Freeing Hard Disk Space
If you want to install both operating systems on one hard disk, youneed to partition it first. Most likely your Windows 7 installationwill take up all space on your disk by default and even if not all ofthis space is used, it still is assigned to the Windows OS. Thereforeyou first have to shrink the extent of Windows on your HDD. Enter partitions into the Windows 7 search bar and open the Create and format hard disk partitions tool:
The entries you will be shown in the Volumecolumn are your hard disks' partitions. By default, your computer'shard disk is either one big partition or it is already divided into twoparts, one smaller boot/system partition and one file partition. In mycase I have one big file partition and a much smaller boot partition.If your main partition still has enough Free Space left, it is possible to shrink it and install another operating system on the hard disk. To do that, right-click it and select Shrink Volume...:
You will have to wait a short time for your system to scan the disk for the possible amount to shrink:
Afterwards you will be shown a menu where you can give the size ofthe space that shall be made unallocated, this is the space that willbe available for your second operating system afterwards. Click on Shrink to initiate the process:
After shrinking, the graphical view of the hard disk's partitionswill have changed and you will see the unallocated space on it. Youcould now create a new partition by right-clicking the space andclicking New Simple Volume..., but in caseof installing a Linux system it is recommended to let the OS installerdo the formatting because of the correct file system format. Therefore,it is now time to insert your installation medium and install yoursecond operating system.
Installing Linux Mint on a Windows 8.x PC with Secure Boot on can be a pain, but on an XP system it's easy. So, if you're considering switching out XP for Linux Mint, here's how you'd go about it.
Trying Mint:
First, if you don't already have them, you'll need to download a program to burn ISO images to a CD/DVD disc. Many programs can do this, but I recommend freeware the programs ImgBurn and PowerISO 5.9. To use PowerISO for installing Linux, you'll need to register it for $29.95.
If your PC can boot from a USB drive, you should get a program that will let you run and install Linux from a USB drive. My particular favorite for this job is Yumi for Windows. Other worthwhile choices are LinuxLive USB Creator and UNetbootin. All of these programs are free.
Given a choice between a DVD disc and a USB stick, I'd go with the USB option. Mint, and any other operating system, will install and run much faster from it.
Once you have a burning program, you'll need to download a copy of Linux Mint. You'll find more than half-a-dozen different versions, but the one you want is the first one listed: Cinnamon. If you have a 64-bit PC, download the 64-bit edition. Not sure? Just download the 32-bit version, it runs on both 32 and 64-bit computers.
From Windows XP to Mint Linux
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When you get to the Mint download page, you'll see a selection of download mirrors. Pick the one that's closest to your location and start your download. In the top section, entitled 'Information about this edition,' you can also choose to get a copy of Mint via BitTorrent. The ISO image file you'll be downloading is about 1.2GB in size, so if you have a slow Internet connection, you might as well get some lunch while waiting for it to arrive.
Once you have the file in hand, use your burning program to burn the ISO image to your disc or USB stick. If you're using a DVD—Mint's too big to fit on a CD—use the program to check your newly burned disc for errors. As the years have gone by, I've found that more problems with running Linux and installing Linux from DVDs have come from bad discs than all other causes combined.
Next, place your disc or USB stick into your PC and reboot. Do not simply let it reboot. You're going to want to stop it during the boot-up process and get to the BIOS. What method your PC uses to do this varies. Look for a message as the machine starts up that tells which key or keys you'll need to press in order to get to the BIOS. Likely candidates are a function key or the Esc or Delete keys. If you don't spot it the first time, don't sweat it. Just reboot and try again.
After you get to the BIOS, look for a menu choice labeled Boot, Boot Options, or Boot Order. If you don't see anything with the word 'boot' in it, check other other menu options such as Advanced Options, Advanced BIOS Features, or Other Options. Once you find it, set the boot order so that instead of booting from the hard drive first, you boot from either the CD/DVD drive or from a USB drive.
That done, insert your DVD or USB stick and reboot. Then, select Start Linux Mint from the first menu you see. Your machine should soon be running Linux. In this mode, you haven't installed anything on your PC yet. Use this opportunity to play with Mint to see if you like it at all.
Using a DVD drive it will run slowly, but it will run quickly enough to give you an idea what it's like to use Mint. With a USB stick, it will run fast enough to give you a much better notion of what working with Mint is like. Indeed, some people carry Linux with them on USB sticks and use that as their walk-around operating system for hotel, conference, and library PCs.
Installing Mint
Like what you've seen so far? Then you're ready to install Mint. First, make a complete backup of your XP system. Installing Linux in the way I'm going to describe shouldn't hurt your XP setup in the least, but why take any chances?
Next make sure your PC is connected to power—you do not want to run out of battery power during an operating system install!--and that you have an Internet connection and at least 7.8GBs of free drive space.
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That done, reboot into Linux again. Once you have the Mint display up, one of your icon choices on the left will be to install Mint. Double-click it and you'll be on your way.
You'll need to walk your way through several menu choices. Most of these decisions will be easy. For example, the language do you want Mint to be installed in and the time zone are you in. The one critical choice will be how to partition your hard drive.
Partitioning a hard drive can become very complicated, but fortunately, there's an easy choice that will let you dual-boot both XP and Mint. Simply pick the first option on the Installation Type menu: Install Linux Mint alongside them.
This procedure will install Linux Mint next to your existing XP system and leave it totally untouched. When I do this, I usually give half the drive, or half the remaining drive space to Mint.You'll be asked to choose which operating system you want do boot by default. No matter which one you pick, you will also have a few seconds to decide to boot into the other operating system.
You will also be required to give your system a name, pick out a user-name for yourself, and come up with a password. You can also choose to encrypt your home directory to keep files relatively say from prying eyes.
Once the entire installation process is done, you can choose to boot into Linux Mint. The first thing you'll want to do after that is to update your system to the latest software. Unlike Windows, when you update Mint, you'll be updating not just your operating system but all the other programs you've installed on your system. To do this, click on the shield icon in the menu bar. By default, the bar will be on the bottom part of the screen and the icon will be on the right. It will then prompt you for your password and then ask if you really want to update your system. Say, yes, and you'll be ready to give your brand new Mint system a real try out.
Enjoy!
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