How to install Linux Mint alongside OSX on the MacBook Air | Linux Today

How to install Linux Mint alongside OSX on the MacBook Air

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Gary Newell
Jul 10, 2014

This is a step by step guide showing how to install Linux Mint alongside OSX on the MacBook Air. The guide covers backing up your drive, how to get Linux Mint, how to create a bootable Linux Mint USB drive, how to partition the disk, how to boot into the live session, how to install Linux Mint, how to fix the boot loader and how to set up a wireless internet connection

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Gary Newell

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