Create the bootable media
The easiest way to install Linux Mint is with a USB stick.
If you cannot boot from USB, you can use a blank DVD.
How to make a bootable USB stick
In Linux Mint
Right-click the ISO file and select
, or launch .Select your USB device and click Write.
In Windows, Mac OS, or other Linux distributions
Download Etcher, install it and run it.
Click Select image and select your ISO file.
Click Select drive and select your USB stick.
Click Flash!.
How to make a bootable DVD
Optical discs are slow and burning to disc is prone to errors.
Note
To prevent issues, burn at the lowest possible speed.
Warning
Burn the content of the ISO onto the DVD, not the ISO file itself. When finished, your DVD should contain directories such as boot
and casper
, it shouldn’t be an empty DVD containing an .iso file.
In Linux
Install and use xfburn
.
In Windows
Right-click the ISO file and select
.To make sure the ISO was burned without any errors, select
.In Mac OS
Right-click the ISO file and select
.