#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX MINT 17.3 DRIVERS#

It is advisable to look if there are any proprietary drivers available for your system. Third party proprietary drivers are not installed by default. Linux desktops are known for having hardware drivers issue. While Linux Mint packs all the necessary things to run it out of the box, it does not mean you may not have troubles. Install additional drivers in Linux Mint 16 Go to Edit-> Preferences and check Always select and trust security updates box. It’s up to you to choose between security and stability. Ubuntu have them by default, you can have it as well. Usually you’ll only see updates from level 1-3 (which are considered to be safe by Linux Mint community), but you can make an exception for level 4 and 5 security updates. Talking about updates, there are several levels of updates in Linux Mint, labeled from 1-5.

#HOW TO INSTALL LINUX MINT 17.3 UPDATE#

Sudo apt-get update & sudo apt-get upgrade Always select and trust security updates To update the Linux Mint system, open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and use the following command: This is because there must have been several updates release since the OS image was released. Update Linux Mint 17įirst thing to do after installing any OS is to update it. Let’s take a quick look at what are the first few things that you must do for a smooth Linux Mint experience. Things to do after installing Linux Mint 17 Qiana: Guide to install Linux Mint 17 in dual boot mode with Windows 8 UEFI (originally written for Ubuntu).Guide to install Linux Mint 17 in dual boot mode with Windows (without UEFI).Update: Since Linux Mint 18 has been released, do follow our article on things to do after installing Linux Mint 18.īy the way if you are struggling with dual booting Linux Mint 17 with Windows, read: This list of things to do after installing Linux Mint 17 is written while using Linux Mint 17 but it should be equally applicable to the Mate flavor as well. Based on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint comes with two official flavors, Linux Mint Cinnamon and Linux Mint Mate. Linux Mint 17 Qiana has been released yesterday.

How to install linux mint 17.3