Linux is, in simplest terms, an operating system. It is the software on a computer that enables applications and the computer operator to access the devices on the computer to perform desired functions. The operating system (OS) relays instructions from an application to, for instance, the computer’s processor. The processor performs the instructed task, then…
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Installing Linux Mint
Installing Linux Mint is easy. Far easier than installing Windows for instance but first you have to create the installation media. This is not intuitive. You will need a bittorrent program. Get qBittorent from Ninite. The first step is to download the Linux Mint 17.1 image file (ISO). Cinnamon desktop environment 32 or 64 bit…
Linux Mint 17.1
17.1 Rebecca is the latest release of Linux Mint. Unlike previous version 17.1 will not be based on the latest rendition of Ubuntu. Rebecca will not be based on Ubuntu 14.10, it will use 14.04 and it will continue to use it for the next two years. Like Mint 17, 17.1 will have Long Term…
