Linux Mint is a modern, polished, easy-to-use and comfortable community-driven GNU/Linux desktop distribution based on the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. It is a great and recommended distribution for computer users switching from Windows or Mac OS X operating system to the Linux platform.
The stable release of Linux Mint 19.2 code-named “Tina” was officially announced by the Linux Mint development team and it is based on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (Bionic Beaver).
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Importantly, Linux Mint 19.2 is a long term support (LTS) release to be supported until April 2023 and comes along with several updated software, improvements and some new features and these include:
- Improved kernel 4.15 support in the Update Manager.
- Ubuntu 18.04 package base
- Cinnamon 4.2 and MATE 1.22 desktops
- MDM 2.0
- X-apps
- Update manager
- Mint-Y plus many more
This tutorial will guide you on how you can install the latest version of Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon edition on your dedicated machine or a virtual machine. The same instructions also apply for both Mate and Xfce desktop installations.
Download Linux Mint 19 ISO Images
First of all, you need to download the ISO image from the links below:
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – Cinnamon (32-bit)
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – Cinnamon (64-bit)
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – MATE (32-bit)
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – MATE (64-bit)
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – Xfce (32-bit)
- Download Linux Mint 19.2 – Xfce (64-bit)
Once you downloaded preferred desktop edition, make sure to create a bootable media-USB flash/DVD using Rufus utility in order to create an Linux Mint bootable USB drive.
Installation of Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon Desktop
1. After creating a bootable media, insert into a working USB port or DVD drive and boot into it, then, after a few seconds, you should be able to see the screen below and finally a live Linux Mint 18 desktop.
Double click on the “Install Linux Mint” installer icon to start the installer.
2. You should be at the welcome screen below, select the installation language and click on the “Continue” button.
3. Next, select your Keyboard Layout and continue.
4. Then prepare to start the actual installation process, you can check the check-box in the screen below to install third-party software for graphics, Wi-Fi hardware, Flash, MP3 plus many other media. After that, click on the “Continue” to proceed.
5. Then, select the Installation type as follows, to perform manual partitioning, select “Something else” and click on “Continue” to proceed.
6. You will have to do a manual installation disk setup. To perform a manual partitioning scheme, click on “New Partition Table”.
7. Next, click “Continue” on the dialog box in the screen below to set up a new empty partition table on the hard disk you have selected.
8. Then select the “free space” that has been made available on the hard disk to create new partitions on the hard disk.
9. From the screen above, you will see I have 42.9GB disk space, in this I will create two partitions i.e. / and swap. First, create a / partition by clicking on the “+” button to create the root partition for your Linux Mint. You will see the screen below and enter the following parameters and click “OK”.
Size: 40GB Type partition: Primary Location for the new partition: Beginning of this space Set partition filesystem type: Ext4 journaling file system Set the mount point from here: /
10. Next, create a swap the partition which is space on your hard disk that temporarily holds data not actively being worked on by the system from RAM.
To create the swap space, click on the “+” sign, enter the parameters as in the screen below and click “OK”.
11. After creating all the partitions, click on the “Install Now” and click on “Continue” on the dialog box below asking you to confirm the partitioning scheme you have set.
12. Select your country location from the screen below and click “Continue”.
13. Now it is time to set up a system user account. Enter your full name, computer name, a system username, and a good password. After that, click on “Continue”.
14. The actual system files will now be installed on your root partition as in the screen below.
15. Wait until the installation process is complete, you will see the dialog box below, remove the installation USB/DVD and then, click “Restart Now” to reboot your machine.
16. After rebooting, you will see the screen below, click on the username on the screen and enter your password to login to Linux Mint 19.2 Cinnamon desktop.
Hoping that everything went on well, you can now enjoy Linux Mint 19.2 on your machine. For any questions or additional information, you can use the comment section below.
HELP! I am trying to select The “INSTALL LINUX MINT” button after the first picture, but my PC freezes, then it reboots, I am kind of good with computers, but I am stumped, I am unaware of the tower I have, all I know is that it was given to me and the brand is “Ultra”, It would be awesome if you could get back to me as soon as possible, Thank you in advance!
I have a Thinkpad t500 with a clean hard drive (no os). If I choose to let the software configure the installation partitions (I am not to knowledgeable on computers), will it do some damage to other parts of the machine, such as the Thinkvantage application, etc? Thanks
@Bill
The best and recommended option is to create partitions on the hard disk, such as the root partition will keep the system files, swap partition and one bigger partition to keep your data. You can follow the instructions above to create partitions with suitable sizes.
I hope this will help.
Is there a way to install Mint with no interaction from the user?
This is all greek to me.
If not is there a place to bring my MacBook to have it done?
I’ve been enjoying Mint 18 but the other day we began having some trouble. We had new ethernet cables installed from the router after moving it to another location. Plugged the cable in my laptop and turned off the wifi to make sure it worked.
It did connect by wire, but now the laptop is having trouble making a wired or wifi connection. In fact it does not connect to a site via wifi despite displaying a full-strength signal. The wired network is deleted. Any tips?
I can´t reboot. After the message that i have to put out the Installation device and press Enter, it happens nothing. Please Help
@Dennis
I faced the same problem, but i simply turned off my machine and switched it on again. And it booted very well, you can as well try this ugly yet helpful method.
Hi there, thanks for the guide but unfortunately mine wasn’t going well. as I am on EUFI mode and I’m having an error in partitioning, I also tried legacy mode but it wont start at first.
Can you please give me an idea on how to fix this or any guide.
Thanks
The presentation is summary! A big minus is that it does not explain for newbies how to make the internet connection in fresh install! I suppose this article is for beginners and newcomers to Linux!
@Ice Alinutza
Basically, that is true, because nothing is significantly new in the installation process, therefore experts like you will not find it offering a lot.
But the main intention, as you pointed out is to guide beginners and newcomers, as they advance, they will always discover more.
@ Aaron Kili k
I hope not misunderstand me. You’re doing a great job and I like your site! But instead of trying to be someone who has followed the instructions above. Finally he finds that aren’t network connection. And any other device on which to seek a solution for this problem! It’s not funny. Perhaps a warning before starting the installation would be welcome. Please excuse me… I don’t speak English very well!
@Ice Alinutza
Thanks for that great suggestion, next time, i will prepare a comprehensive guide to include your issue of concern.
Hi Aaron,
Thanks for this detailed guide. Unfortunately, my attempts to install Mint are not going well. I get as far as the screen shown in step 3, but then it skips to step 5. I never get the ‘Installation type’ screen. I can’t get past that point. Do you have any ideas what I need to do?
(Dell Inspiron 14z Ultrabook).
Thanks for your time.
@Anneta
Let me look into that, especially concerning your machine specification. That would be a major cause of the problem. I will let you know when i get a clear solution.
I am unable to install Sarah. when the installation is about 3/4 of the way thru, it hangs-up, and won’t finish. No error messages. Nothing. Any advice ? I NEED HELP !!!
@Jeff
Can you provide your machine specifications and the exact installation stage where it hangs-up, may be by referring to the steps, that way we can figure out whats really is wrong.
I still try to understand why all the fuss about Linux Mint. I tried it twice, the graphics were poor, some of the available desktop applets were out of date and not working at all. For some reason people are nice to Mint, so please continue use it. Personally, after having tried some number of linux distros, I prefer and use Xubuntu. Light, reliable and configurable.
You may be right there, but which versions did you try? Linux Mint 17.3 has good graphics and applets also, 18 too, though i have just started using 18, i will give it some time before making judgments. But taste and preference will always differ and above all, thanks for the feedback.