[Hidden-tech] re- Help needed to install LINUX Mint on our Scout troop's HP-100B All-in-One

[Robert Heller]

At Wed, 8 Mar 2017 03:56:14 +0000 Steve Berian <qualityleader at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> I had downloaded Linux Mint to a USB flash drive, but this old machine can't
> access its USB ports to boot from.
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> So looks like I have to burn a DVD with the ISO.

Yes,

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> I've looked at several tutorials but don't understand how I address the
> drive.
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> Or once the executable is on the DVD, and I boot from that drive, it will
> take care of itself?

Once the DVD is burned, it will be bootable.  You just need to boot from the 
DVD drive.  This is either a BIOS setting or via a boot menu (often pressing 
F12 during startup will give you a boot menu).

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> Or do I have to write a command on the command line, and if yes, what's the
> command?
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> The machine  currently has WIN-7 Professional, 32bit OS on it.

Is this a 32-bit machine?  If so, make sure you got the i386 version of the 
Mint DVD ISO.

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> I'll appreciate your insight!
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> Be well !
> 
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