I’m testing Linux Mint 15 64bit with the KDE interface. I plan to test virtual machines on this setup. These are notes about the process
Install
- Downloaded Mint 15 KDE with uTorrent from linuxmint.com
- Used YUMI-0.1.1.0.exe from PenDriveLinux.com to create a multi-bootable USB drive to install Mint 15 from. Simple to use, no install necessary, boots almost anything in their list including Windows.
- I had problems with the nvidia graphics drivers, mouse and keyboard after entering password on first boot so the following steps fix that.
- During setup I avoided auto login so I could fix a graphics problem. In other words I used a password.
- Once I got to the first boot password stage I entered my password and immediately started quickly pressing the “e” key. This allowed me to go into a mode to adjust settings.
- I searched for update and followed the steps to update Mint 15 and all the other preinstalled applications.
- I then opened software manager and searched for nvidia. I installed the first three packages listed related to nvidia. It was a little confusing but I installed them anyway.
- My attempt to reboot after installing the nvidia drivers locked the screen at “rebooting in 29 seconds” or whatever it said.
- I pulled the power and rebooted. KDE came up nicely this time.
Imaging
I wanted to create a disk image or snapshot of some kind at this point because, well, now it’s working!