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    Questions before switching from windows

    Here is my situation: I have an older laptop running windows 7 that I would like to upgrade. It was taken offline some years ago, and that is why it hasn't been upgraded until now. I need to take it back online, but first it needs a new OS, and I am thinking of switching to Linux. (I've been...
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    What is the best partitioning and its sizes for SSD, to contain everything related to Mint 19.1

    What is the best partitioning and its sizes for SSD, to contain everything related to Mint 19.1 ++ For a Laptop, 300GB HDD, 3GB Ram, USB2, with Win7. ++ To install Linux Mint 19.1, with a dual boot with Win7. ++ In the case of installing Linux Mint 19.1, on a 120GB SSD, mounted in a Caddy DVD...
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    installing Mint GRUB on: the HDD (with Win7), or, on the Caddy SSD (with Mint)?

    Hello dear friends I am a beginner, and I need your help please, to illustrate that issue:- ++ In the case of dual Boot, with Win7 (on HDD) as primary, and Mint19.1 (on Caddy SSD) as secondary: ++++ What are the advantages and disadvantages of installing Mint GRUB on: + the HDD (with Win7), +...
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