How to install Cinnamon that it boots from SSD?

[DiaNobb]

My PC:
Lenovo ThinkPad T540p Business Laptop
CPU : Intel Core i7 i7-4710MQ 2.5 GHz
RAM : DDR3L-SDRAM 1600 MHz 8gb
HDD1 : SanDisk SSD U110 16gb
HDD2 : SATA 2.5"HDD 1T 5400rpm WDC WD10JPVX-08JC3T5
DVD : DVD±RW
GPU : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M Intel HD Graphics 4600

The laptop was bought in 2011. Windows 7 Pro. 64b. was on the PC when bought it. It was used shortly and put in storeroom untill now.

The seller of the shop said that this machine booted fast because it booted from the SSD.

I want to erase Windows and only innstall Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon on this laptop. And want Cinnamon boot from the SSD.

How to make the installation, please?

Thanks.
DiaNobb

 

[Condobloke]

https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/1.html ...(scroll down a little bit to: A. Installation of Linux Mint

 

[Condobloke]

Also:

Linux Mint Installation Guide — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation

linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io

 

[Brickwizard]

dosnt matter what sort of drive, it is If its a SATA ssd [as opposed to an NVMe ] it will boot using normal SATA drivers

How Do I Install Linux (A General Guide) • Linux Tips

 

[theLegionWithin]

recommendations:
- a 16gb ssd isnt going to do you much good with most recent distros - mint is 20gb minimum and a lot more is recommended (arch, which I use is similar). remove it and replace with a larger ssd (sata3, the laptop cant handle a sata6 drive) - I personally wouldnt go any lower than 500gb)
- the 1tb hdd is going to be slow - useful for storing stuff you dont really need to be fast, I suppose. I'd honestly replace it with a larger sata3 ssd as well (alternately I want to say that the Thinkpads let you switch out the dvd drive with an ssd as well - not really sure, I havent had anything with an optical drive in years).

if you're using windows now:

- image a usb flash drive (usually you want to get at least 8gb models, 16gb is preferable at a minimum though)​

- using an application named rufus ( https://rufus.ie/en )​

- assuming you have space to install the linux distro (see recommendations):​

- while the imaged usb flash drive is connected, reboot the computer​

- press the F1 key rapidly to get into the bios, then navigate to the boot menu to see if the drive is detected​

- set that usb flash drive as the active/primary boot device​

- set the drive you're installing the linux distro onto to be the second boot device​

- save changes & reboot​

- post reboot, the installer should start (it may take time, so maybe leave it alone for a bit)​

- install the distro. whatever you choose you'll want to refer to the offical documentation for it​

- once the install is completed, perform a full shutdown​

- remove the usb stick and put it somewhere safe, you may need it again (most of us screw up the first few installs we do)​

and that should do it

 

[DiaNobb]

https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/1.html ...(scroll down a little bit to: A. Installation of Linux Mint

https://easylinuxtipsproject.blogspot.com/p/1.html ...(scroll down a little bit to: A. Installation of Linux Mint

Thanks.
There is an SSD on this laptop. The seller in the store told me when I bout it in 2011 that the OS, Windows 7 Pro. booted from the SSD. It was an OEM equipment.
I want to erase Windows and install Cinnamon on this laptop, and want Cinnamon boot from the SSD. How to install Cinnamon that it boots from the SSD?
Thaks.
DiaNobb

 

[DiaNobb]

Also:

Linux Mint Installation Guide — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation

linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io

Thaks.
Please advise how to install Cinnamon that it boots from the SSD on this laptop?
Thanks.
DiaNobb

 

[DiaNobb]

dosnt matter what sort of drive, it is If its a SATA ssd [as opposed to an NVMe ] it will boot using normal SATA drivers

How Do I Install Linux (A General Guide) • Linux Tips

Thanks.
The laptop was bout in 2011, brand new, with OEM installed Windows 7 Pro. And the seller in the shop told me that it booted very fast due to the fact that it booted fro the SSD.
I want to erase Windows and install Cinnamon. How to install Cinnamon that it boots from the SSD?
Thanks.
DiaNobb

 

[Mike-BTU]

Thaks.
Please advise how to install Cinnamon that it boots from the SSD on this laptop?
Thanks.
DiaNobb

Cinnamon is a DE (desktop environment). Which Linux distribution with Cinnamon do you want?

 

[Condobloke]

You have just repeated yourself a number of times. That could easily be regarded as being rude/pushy/arrogant.

The appropriate steps to install Linux mint have already been given to you by several people.

If you encounter a problem or an error in the process, ask a specific question then.

Some effort on your part to research your questions would be in order. Demanding step by step answers constantly is not in the best interest of your learning anything about Linux.

 

[DiaNobb]

recommendations:
- a 16gb ssd isnt going to do you much good with most recent distros - mint is 20gb minimum and a lot more is recommended (arch, which I use is similar). remove it and replace with a larger ssd (sata3, the laptop cant handle a sata6 drive) - I personally wouldnt go any lower than 500gb)
- the 1tb hdd is going to be slow - useful for storing stuff you dont really need to be fast, I suppose. I'd honestly replace it with a larger sata3 ssd as well (alternately I want to say that the Thinkpads let you switch out the dvd drive with an ssd as well - not really sure, I havent had anything with an optical drive in years).

if you're using windows now:

- image a usb flash drive (usually you want to get at least 8gb models, 16gb is preferable at a minimum though)​

- using an application named rufus ( https://rufus.ie/en )​

- assuming you have space to install the linux distro (see recommendations):​

- while the imaged usb flash drive is connected, reboot the computer​

- press the F1 key rapidly to get into the bios, then navigate to the boot menu to see if the drive is detected​

- set that usb flash drive as the active/primary boot device​

- set the drive you're installing the linux distro onto to be the second boot device​

- save changes & reboot​

- post reboot, the installer should start (it may take time, so maybe leave it alone for a bit)​

- install the distro. whatever you choose you'll want to refer to the offical documentation for it​

- once the install is completed, perform a full shutdown​

- remove the usb stick and put it somewhere safe, you may need it again (most of us screw up the first few installs we do)​

and that should do it

Thanks.

"a 16gb ssd isnt going to do you much good with most recent distros - mint is 20gb minimum and a lot more is recommended"
Please do not get me wrong, I am not arguing with you or anyone on this forum. It is just that I do not understand.
The reason that I am looking for the type of installation which can let Cinnamon boot from the SSD, as already on board, is what the seller in the store told me, that was, the OEM installed OS booted from the SSD, the SanDisk, 16GB.
I do not understand that why Windows could boot from the SSD, but Cinnamon can not? Is it because of the method of the OS is installed?

"if you're using windows"
No. I am not using Windows now. And Cinnomon 22.1 is installed on my laptop now.
It take 1.5 minute or so for Cinnamon to boot to desktop. Very slow. This is why I hope that Cinnamon can boot from the SSD.
Again, thaks.
DiaNobb

 

[theLegionWithin]

the SSD, the SanDisk, 16GB

size constraints - see https://linuxmint.com/faq.php, and look at "What are the system requirements to run Linux Mint?"

no, your ssd is too small for any real purpose (unless you want a headless environment but I suspect you do not - and even then you'd be quite limited).

 

[wizardfromoz]

That is not quite so, IMO.

The Linux Mint could be installed on the SSD in as little as 6-8 GB, with a Home partition set up on the Sata WDC WD10JPVX-08JC3T5 , which has a capacity of 1 TB (less the amount taken up with the current install).

Wiz

 

[bob466]

I didn't know Laptops had SSDs back in 2011.

It doesn't say that here...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-Thinkpad-T540p-Business-Notebook/dp/B00Q423XES

 

[wizardfromoz]

I didn't know Laptops had SSDs back in 2011.

Possibly not, Bob, good spot.

The M2 SSD appears to have been released around 2013/2014 so the OP has dates mixed up, perhaps.

That being said, the OP has a thread opened Christmas Day or thereabouts, here

https://www.linuxquestions.org/ques...cinnamon-and-windows-on-my-laptop-4175756863/

which remains open and has questions unanswered by the OP.

I wlll be locking this thread unless the OP can come back and explain what is going on.

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[bob466]

If anyone wants to be totally confused...you only have to read this Thread and the one the Wizard posted a link to above.

 

[tpkusr]

He also opened similar thread in Linux mint forum with different username but accidentally he posted with his original name dianobb and deleted it.
Here is the link

(SOLVED)How to make an old HDD usable on Cinnamon? - Linux Mint Forums