How to Install Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Alongside Windows 8

Installing Mint 18.1 Serena on a Windows 8 PC

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step and Visually How to Install Mint 18.1 Serena LTS GNU/Linux Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop on a Microsoft Windows 8 Computer.

From Mint 17 Qiana the Installer is able to Manage a Windows PC Partitioning on the Fly, so now is very easy to put Mint on Top of a Windows!

The purpose of Linux Mint is to produce a Modern, Elegant and Comfortable operating system which is both Powerful and Easy to use.

The 64-bit Mint ISO is Recommend for all modern computers (Almost all computers sold in the last 10 years are equipped with 64-bit processors).

Linux Mint 18.1 Serena New Features at a glance:

• Cinnamon 3.2+

• Mate 1.16+

• New ScreenSaver

• Better look and feel

• Improved hardware support

1. Download & Burn Mint 18.1 Serena Mate.

   Mint 18 Mate 32/64-bit ISO

   Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Mate ISO





2. How to Disable Secure Boot and Booting with Mint

   Win8 CD/DVD/USB Boot Setup

   Windows 8 Booting with Linux Media

3. Double-Click/Right-Click on Desktop Icon to Start Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Installer

   

4. Check Box for the 3rd Party Software Installation
   It Includes also the Wi-fi drivers..

   

5. Take the Default “Install Linux Mint alongside Windows 8”.

   

6. Resizing Win8/Mint Partitions
   To Install on an External Drive Select it from the Drop-Down on Top…
   If you Install on the Windows Driver then Drag to Resize Partitions
   Some 30-40Gb of Space for Linux Mint should be Fine to Getting-Started

   

7. Select Installation Language on Welcome Screen.

   

8. Formatting Linux Mint Partition.

   The Best Choice is to Make a LVM Partitioning Group

   

9. Set the Time-Zone.

   

10. Set the Keyboard Layout.

    

11. SetUp a Regular User.

    

12. Installing Linux Mint 18.1 Serena.

    

13. Reboot the Linux Mint 18.1 Serena VM.

    

14. Use the Password to Login.

    

15. Enjoy Linux Mint 18.1 Serena Desktop ;)

    





16. Mint Linux Quick Start Guides

    Mint Quick Start

    Getting-Started with Mint