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    Linux Mint Boot from Cd?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by barneyfife, Mar 3, 2011.

  1. barneyfife

    barneyfife Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have been lurking this forum for a few days, and linux seems to be very interesting. My xps 1730 is fried, and I plan on buying a xps 15 from dell, but in the meantime I am looking at getting a IBM thinkpad T41p as a stopgap measure. The model I am looking at does not have an OS installed, can I boot from a disk and install linux mint, or do I need an OS already installed to install linux mint?

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    barneyfife, Mar 3, 2011
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  2. debguy

    debguy rip dmr

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    You can boot from an optical disc.
     
    debguy, Mar 3, 2011
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