How to Install Peppermint on Windows 11

Peppermint is a lightweight and user-friendly Linux distro that can be installed on Windows 11 using a virtual machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the step-by-step process of installing Peppermint on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:

• A Windows 11 computer with at least 4GB of RAM
• Internet connection
• Oracle VM VirtualBox software (or any other virtual machine emulator)
• Peppermint ISO file, which can be downloaded from https://peppermint.sh/download/

Steps

1. Download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox on your Windows 11 PC by visiting https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and selecting the compatible version for your operating system.

2. Once the installation is complete, launch the VirtualBox software.

3. Click on the "New" button to create a new virtual machine.

4. In the "Name and Operating System" section, give your virtual machine a name (such as Peppermint) and select Linux as the type of OS. Then, choose the version of Linux as "Ubuntu (64-bit)".

5. Next, allocate at least 2GB of RAM to the virtual machine by moving the slider to the right, under the "Memory Size" section.

6. In the "Hard Disk" section, choose "Create a virtual hard disk now" and select "VDI" as the hard disk file type.

7. Select "Dynamically allocated" in the "Storage on physical hard disk" option, and then set the maximum size of the hard disk to at least 20GB.

8. Click on "Create" to finish creating the virtual machine.

9. Select the newly created virtual machine and click on "Settings".

10. Under the "Optical Drives" section, click on "Choose/Create a Disk Image" and select the Peppermint ISO file that you have downloaded.

11. Save the settings and start the virtual machine.

12. Once the virtual machine has started, select "Try Peppermint" to load the operating system in live mode.

13. After a few minutes, Peppermint will be loaded, and you can start exploring the OS. If you are satisfied with Peppermint, you can install it on the virtual machine by following the instructions provided during the installation process.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Peppermint on your Windows 11 PC.

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