The Linux Mint User Guide

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clem

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Format: eBook

This is the official Linux Mint User Guide, available in many languages in both PDF and ODT formats.

Download link: http://www.linuxmint.com/documentation.php

Table of contents:

Introduction to Linux Mint
   History
   Purpose
   Version numbers and codenames
   Editions
   Where to find help

Installation of Linux Mint
   Download the ISO
   Via Torrent
   Install a Torrent client
   Download the Torrent file
   Via a download mirror
   Read the Release Notes
   Check the MD5
   Burn the ISO to CD
   Boot the LiveCD
   Install Linux Mint on your Hard Drive
   The Boot sequence

Introduction to the Linux Mint Desktop
   The Gnome Desktop
   mintDesktop
   mintMenu
        Getting to know mintMenu
        The “Places” menu
        The “System” menu
        The “Applications” menu
        The “Search” field
        Define your favorite applications
        Make your own shortcuts
        Launch applications automatically when you log in
        Change the appearance of mintMenu
        Activate the Recent plug-in
        Restore the default settings
        Replace mintMenu with the default Gnome menu

Install/Remove Applications
   Package Management in Linux Mint
        MintInstall, the Software Manager
        mintMenu
        Synaptic & APT
   Remove applications
        mintMenu
        APT
        Synaptic
   Update your system and your applications
        Using mintUpdate

Make the most of your desktop
   Copy and paste with the mouse
   Takes notes with Tomboy
   Archive emails and websites as PDF

Conclusion

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Created: 3 years ago.
Last edited: 1 year ago.
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Comments
3 weeks ago	SteveFAL	Excellent documentation. Concise, thorough without being overly complicated by minutiae and easy-to-understand. Another win for Mint.
1 month ago	disPPlay	Very good documentation.
1 month ago	Colstonewall	I too installed Mint alongside WinXP. Everything went perfect, as far as installation. I LOVE IT. Many thanks.
1 month ago	Fernando1959	instale linux mint en mi compu y me trone xp, parece que no perdi mucho ya que linux se mira exelente, lo unico que no puedo es instalar mi impresora l355, favor de mandarme los lineamentos para realizarlo, Gracias
2 months ago	dim2020	how to install matlab in linux Siddharth
3 months ago	masteronone	Just installed Mint as a dual boot alongside Windows XP, as a newby to Linux the installation went faultless. Many thanks. Looks like I'll be having hours of fun exploring.
3 months ago	KoreMike	The guide needs instructions on how to install Mint to dual boot. I have had to abort installing Mint as a dual boot alongside Win 7, because when you are choosing the drive space to be allocated, the install wizard doesn't tell you which drive is for Windows and which for Mint. I hoped the Mint guide might tell me, but no luck. Never forget the importance of detailing every single step in a user guide!!! 1 step omitted renders it useless...
4 months ago	heng_funny	Thanks！
5 months ago	tamiflew	Good as the guide is, when a newbie like me has rashly decided to remove Microsoft Windows and start again, what I really needed was a step by step guide with screenshots to get me off the ground. Despite grubbing around websites and youtube, getting simple but high quality information proved difficult.
5 months ago	mahbub_hstu	Very useful and helpful! Many thanks for this User Guide!!!
7 months ago	dragondigger	Excellent guide. Very useful indeed.
9 months ago	panaretos	this is an excellent text mate!!!!congrats!!!how can i translate the manual in my language...some years ago i was translating in launchpad ...sorry guys for my stupid question
11 months ago	Mintification	This is an excellent piece of text to introduce newcomers to the environment of Linux and Linux Mint. Thanks again.
1 year ago	Bathory	Great guide dude.Still having a few problems with mint but gonna stick with it, sure it will get sorted out soon one way or another.
1 year ago	JML103	As a new user ... tanx that great
1 year ago	dalcde	Seriously, the system menu has 7 buttons.
1 year ago	BrittyLyn	Fantastic guide. As a new user this is much appreciated.
1 year ago	Alexio	@sbrbot - A link to your guide was posted on the Linux Mint Community Blog on tumblr.
1 year ago	sbrbot	I created Linux Mint 12 User Guide in Croatian language. One can fint it here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5XAJBrSKXNpNERUMU84MlJTYkt0d25oMkNaLTJUUQ How can I or who can put it with other user guides?
1 year ago	PerfMonk	Is there a version for LMDE ?
1 year ago	Biren	Are there any addenda to this nice guide specially for "Lisa".
1 year ago	24horsonline	Muito bom é sempre bom aprender mais....
1 year ago	PikoroRey	Buenisimo :) No sabia que ya estaba traducido al español. Gracias
1 year ago	Anleoje	Thank you :)
1 year ago	sunewbie	Thank you. It is written in very simple and easy to understand language. Can you please add info about double and triple boot and the number of partitions that are needed to install mint. I hope this should be in the scope of Mint guide.
1 year ago	Can0dope	Any chance the guide might be updated to include the different versions? I have LXDE and this guide only pertains to the Main version. I'm a noob to Linux, and completely loving it. I would like to learn more about the particular version that I am running though.
1 year ago	jayantr7	Thanks! It's really helpful for a newbie like me.
1 year ago	borgio3	Today i published the LMDE User Guide Alpha 1 version, in italian language. My intention is to provide an english version to all potential users in the world. The main page is this: http://livelinux.altervista.org/Guida_LMDE/index_en.html What do you think about that? Thanks a lot to all :-)
1 year ago	blueXrider	Good reference
1 year ago	Biren	I find it , the full guide, an inspiration for new 'windows to Linux' migrators. Linux mint is even the easiest. Thanks for this guide which is essential for newcomers.
1 year ago	obakfahad	Mint is the best.....I hardly open my window now....
1 year ago	ray_nall43	This system is ten times better than Windows XP or any other system. Thanks for the new Windows Operating System.
1 year ago	theoldman	Look I just wanted an answer to a simple question, using an ACER wide-screen. (15.6) laptop all I get after the install process installs is the initial splash screen and then the screen goes black. The disk is running and I can hear stuff going on, but no video? This is probably the wrong place to get some simple info but like most of you guys I've got to jump through hoops (what with registering and navigating around to try and get a SIMPLE answer) I'm expecting to get one of those RTFM answers to boot.
1 year ago	cloo	It would be nice to have a mirror: right now the link is down.
1 year ago	imv2000	La liga para descargar el manual no esta disponible (enlace roto). Si me gustaria obtener el manual, Gracias.
1 year ago	sandwichbay	Hey all. I'm coming over from using a dual boot with Windows XP and Mandriva 10. My question is this: I'm turfing Mandriva and can anyone tell me how to install MINT in the partition used by Mandiva while not affecting the Windows parition? I don't know enough to recognize the Mandriva partition straight off. Thanks in advance. BC (aka sandwichbay)
2 years ago	pana	Nice article
2 years ago	nurtel9	ok
2 years ago	noztox	thanks
2 years ago	tomipurba	i'm new to use linux mint.. Very useful and helpful! Many thanks for this User Guide. Hope i can learn anything from here
2 years ago	aaria5	Just what I need, very well put together, thank you.
2 years ago	linuxfanatik	I've been on the Introductory Course served by the Open University, and this guide is even better than their's (in the course). So that's a plus for Linux Mint!
2 years ago	Tonya	Very useful and helpful! Many thanks for this User Guide!!!
2 years ago	timdavis	hi . new at this need help, lots of help...how do i get one and when .and where . bin using windows xp now also have this and it seems fun but hard.doent know what to do.
2 years ago	jerrycute	thanks dear...
2 years ago	wanda	This is an excellent user's manual for Mint! thanks.
2 years ago	bpgjohn	ive been using mint 10 now for a few days and so far ive had everything hardware and software work, windows may be gone from my hard drive very soon,as the more i use thin the more i like it way to go mint!!
2 years ago	mikefreeman	Nice! This is an excellent user's manual for Mint!
2 years ago	Mr_Krol	Been using Linux Mint for 7 months now. It makes Windows look like a dirty laundry.
2 years ago	jayrew1517	Thank you Buddy this should really help me out ...thanks
2 years ago	Woody	Excellent. All basics are explained very well, especially if you're new to Linux OS.
2 years ago	efthialex	Very Good! (y)
2 years ago	akash211	Excellent guide for begginers
2 years ago	leapfrwd	New to Linux. Using a full install of Julia on what was a 2 year old Vista laptop. Love it so much I installed Isadora on my netbook via Unetbootin last night and it also was a seamless process. I am head over heels a Linux man now. Still have one Vista desktop in the house as well as an XP desk and a Macbook Pro. I hope to have all the windows machines converted by summer as I build my knowledge base.
2 years ago	grim	Now, thats what I call a great initiative! Ty good sir.
2 years ago	Sol_Badguy	Very useful to beginners...
2 years ago	filip987	author of this, god bless you !
2 years ago	soloist4ever	Thanks a lot! :D
2 years ago	hasuin	Excellent guide for new users. Very useful and well done.
2 years ago	ahsanapu	Hi I am a new user of LinuxMint. I dont know how to install usb wareless network driver as well as configuring network. Could anyone help me. Thank You.....
2 years ago	Ki3rk3gaard	need that
2 years ago	jmlinux	A very good information. Thanks a lot
2 years ago	grey1960envoy	A very informative book,It did give me a hand in understanding Linux. I would highly recommend downloading and reading it BEFORE you tear your hair out.
2 years ago	GaryPKU	Yesterday, I just finished reading the offical guide for Linux mint9, which was really fantanstic and easy to have a basic knowledge of Linux Mint!
2 years ago	tatsujin79	Very nice and very much appreciated
2 years ago	Doruletz	I can translate the 9.0 User Guide into Romanian. Just let me Know how and where....
2 years ago	BOOM13	tengo una asus Eeepc 1005h intale mint9 32B pero ¿no puedo conestar el internet?
2 years ago	wolfangofree	... e la guida per KDE? La guida Gnome è un classico, dove prelevare la guida di Mint 9 KDE italiano? Grazie
2 years ago	LinuxWiz83	I think this guide is way out of date
2 years ago	Tasyo	Clem: There's a slight error on page 47, paragraph 1 that needs to be addressed. "Now click on some other part of the document to move the cursor there..." The mouse buffer will not work in OpenOffice Writer and GEdit once the text loses its highlighting by clicking on another part of the document.
3 years ago	kneekoo	It would be interesting if the Mint handbook could be published in HTML with anchors, so people can easily point to specific parts of the manual. I might give it a shot after we translate the manual to Romanian, in our national community. :)
3 years ago	clem	@Alexio: Oh, ok :) Thanks, it's fixed now.
3 years ago	Alexio	When clicking on the download link ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/docs/user-guide/ there is the message ¨An Error Was Encountered / The URI you submitted has disallowed characters.¨ and the link http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/[removed]void(0) appears in the browser´s address bar.
3 years ago	clem	RayWoods: Why would you follow such a link? For the links, there's more than one guide and I'm not sure how I'd anchor within the PDF/ODT.
3 years ago	RayWoods	By the way, I just got ... An Error Was Encountered The URI you submitted has disallowed characters. When I followed the link! http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/[removed]void(0)
3 years ago	RayWoods	Hi Clem, In the table of contents above, would it be possible to make the items live so clicking on them would take you to the relevant section of the guide? (Just like the index works in the PDF version of the Guide.) Ray

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