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To install Snow Linux 4

Snow Linux is based on ‘ Raring Ringtail’ of Ubuntu 13.04. It has the default desktop environment as MATE 1.6 and Cinnamon 1.8. It uses the latest technologies and updated packages. Installation of Snow Linux 4 is explained in this manual.

To install Snowlinux 4 E17 Desktop

First download the Snowlinux 4 E17 Image file from the following link,
ftp://linuxfreedom.com/snowlinux/download.html


After downloading, boot it to a DVD or pendrive. Once installation is started the following screen appears.
Click start Snowlinux.
snowlinux
Double click install Snowlinux icon
install_linux
Choose your preferred language.
language
Select the Time zone you prefer.


time_zone
Choose your Keyboard layout.
keyboard_layout
To start with the partitions, click yes to proceed further.

start_partition
Click Edit partitions.
edit_partition
Click add icon to create a new partition in the free space.
create_partition
Create the following partitions as primary.

Boot partition
Size : 300 MB
File system : ext4
Label : boot
boot_partition

Swap partition
Size : 2 GB
File system : linux swap
Label : swap
swap_partition

Root partition
Size : 17 GB
File system : ext4
Label : root
root_partition
Navigate to Edit &rarr Apply all operations.
edit_partition
Right click the boot partition and edit as follows.
Mount point : /boot
Format as : ext4
edit_boot_partition
Right click the swap partition and edit as follows.
Mount point : swap
Format as : swap
swap_boot_partition
Right click the root partition and edit.
Mount point : /
Format as : ext4
edit_root_partition
After creating the partitions, Click forward.
partitions_created
Enter the name, password and hostname details and click forward.
hostname
Next Install GRUB bootloader and click forward to proceed further.
grub_loader
It displays the Summary of the installation settings. Check it and click install.
summary
Installation process starts.
installation_process
Installation completed.
installed
After installation, Reboot the system.


reboot
The Login screen appears, use the login credentials to enter into the Snowlinux homescreen.

login_screen
home_screen
Click File explorer to view the files in Snowlinux.
file_explorer
Go to menu option to view the settings and other details.
menu
settings

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Frequently asked questions ( 5 )

Q

the link is not working give any other link ?

A

you can try this one, http://www.snowlinux.de/

Q

can you give me link to download snowlinux with cinnamon desktop ?

A

Please refer the following link http://iso.linuxquestions.org/snowlinux/snowlinux-2-cinnamon/

Q

what are the minimum requirements for this OS?

A

you can refer in it's official site, http://www.snowlinux.de/

Q

What Platforms Does Linux Support?

A

Linux runs on almost every general−purpose computer made in the last 10 years. It runs on systems as
small as PDAs (for example, the Sharp Zaurus) and on systems as large as IBM mainframes.

Q

What Hardware Is Supported?

A

A minimal Linux installation requires a machine for which a port exists, at least 2Mb of RAM, and a
single floppy drive, but to do anything even remotely useful, more RAM and disk space are needed.

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