Or, you can do what I usually do and just install Linux on an existing PC. In this article, I'm going to tell you how to install Linux Mint. Mint is my favorite Linux desktop.

I will show that it's possible to install, configure, and use this Linux distribution with absolutely no command-line access.

Choose the size you want your Linux partition to be, and then click Partition. If you already dual-boot Windows and Mac OS X, never fear, solutions are here!

Installing Linux on an iMac G5. Mac hardware supports most versions of the Linux operating system. Thus, you can install Linux on your iMac G5 without erasing Mac OS X from the machine. In fact ...

If you already have Windows installed, you can still dual boot Linux, but you'll need to create a new partition on your hard drive. We'll be using Ubuntu for our example, but the process is ...

The Crouton project makes it simple to install a full Linux desktop operating system on a Chromebook.

If Windows 11 isn't for you, there are now plenty of Linux distros that work as drop-in replacements I Tried Installing Linux on a Surface Laptop, Here's How It Went ...

I have 4 partitions on my only HD. I want to install Linux on the last (closest to Z) partition. Last time I tried to install Linux with other partitions present the other partitions got wiped ...

Create 2 partitions, 1 as type 82 (linux swap) at about 16-32 megs big, and the other should be set up as you like as your space. I just used the remainder of the disk and it defaulted to a linux ...

In a March 31 column, I detailed my experiences installing the most recent version of RedHat Linux 5.2. It wasn’t pretty: I couldn’t get my dual-boot system up and running until I opened up my ...

My 386 came with 120 meg disk, That might be large enough to squeeze a basic Linux system on, but I also wanted a little room for a MS DOS partition so I upgraded to a 540 meg hard drive.