can't open Mint 21.3 from a USB

[shirleyscrystal]

I have a Dell desktop & win 11. trying to download Linux Mint 21.3 from a USB port. The link on the first page didn't work for the download so I searched for a download that would work. But I can't get it to open to a page that I can use or understand. Any ideas?

Thanks, Shirley

 

[Condobloke]

G'day shirley, Welcome to Linux.org

The link on the first page didn't work for the download so I searched for a download that would work.

Where did the download eventually come from ?

How was the downloaded file attached to the usb ?

 

[shirleyscrystal]

I'm not sure where I got the link but it was around here.

Linux Mint Installation Guide — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation

linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io

I had a usb attached to my computer & I selected the DVD E drive where I downloaded it to. when I told it to open it opened with a black screen that said file md5 checksums. I did not know what that meant & didn't know what to do with it.

 

[shirleyscrystal]

I haven't done Linux before & so I'm just trying to figure it out. Thanks for the help

 

[Condobloke]

You can download Linux Mint from:

Download Linux

Links to popular distribution download pages

www.linux.org

Are you using a windows pc to do this ? if you are, there is a special program/app which is used to attach or burn the downloaded file to a usb stick. Using that makes the usb stick bootable (it is a special process, which Balena does fairly easily)

Do you have anyone there who can lend you help with this, if it baffles you ?

 

[shirleyscrystal]

You can download Linux Mint from:

Download Linux

Links to popular distribution download pages

www.linux.org

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Are you using a windows pc to do this ? if you are, there is a special program/app which is used to attach or burn the downloaded file to a usb stick. Using that makes the usb stick bootable (it is a special process, which Balena does fairly easily)

Do you have anyone there who can lend you help with this, if it baffles you ?

thank you, I'm using windows pc but don't know anything about Balena.

 

[Condobloke]

It seems you need some hands on help.

There are groups called "Linux User Groups"

If you were to give us an idea of the area you live in ....eg: Chicago USA, Michigan USA, Berlin Germany,

We may be able to find a group near you.

Would that idea suit you ?

Linux user group - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[shirleyscrystal]

It seems you need some hands on help.

There are groups called "Linux User Groups"

If you were to give us an idea of the area you live in ....eg: Chicago USA, Michigan USA, Berlin Germany,

We may be able to find a group near you.

Would that idea suit you ?

Linux user group - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I'm in Los Angeles, CA I'm interested in making the USB boot-able. I need instructions, maybe I can figure it out. Thank You

 

[shirleyscrystal]

I'm in Los Angeles, CA I'm interested in making the USB boot-able. I need instructions, maybe I can figure it out. Thank You

does it need to be done before I download the link or can I add it later?

 

[bob466]

Welcome to the Forum.

Download the Mint ISO from here...
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Choose a mirror and click download...the ISO will be in the downloads folder...it will look like a round disk.

You need to burn the ISO to the Flash Drive with belena...
https://etcher.balena.io
You can also use Ventoy...download the windoze version...
https://www.ventoy.net/en/download.html

With Ventoy in windoze...you just plug in your Flash Drive install Ventoy to it and then just drag the Mint ISO in.
Hope this helps.

 

[Condobloke]

Take a quiet moment to watch this:

Also worth a read is this. I compiled this a few of years ago, ...it has been used many times.
It may be rather long, but it gets the message across.
If you dont understand any of the steps etc etc....please ask.

Where I have mentioned apps/programs like unetbootin etc for burning the .iso to a usb stick, use either balena etcher or Ventoy

Tutorial Thread '**TRY Linux Mint on your Windows PC**'

Dec 2, 2018

First, you can -- __and should__ -- try Linux Mint before switching to it. Fortunately, unlike other operating systems, Linux distros like Mint make it easy to give them a test run before installing it.

First you'll need to download a copy of Linux Mint, which comes with three different desktops: MATE, Xfce, and its default desktop, Cinnamon. If you have a 2012-or-newer PC, I recommend you download the 64-bit version of Mint with Cinnamon and multi-media support.

If you don't have an __ISO burner program__, download one. I recommend freeware programs ImgBurn for optical drives and...

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