Request for simplified instructions for downloading and installing .tar.gz applications - Ventoy

[Liam Proven]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 at 17:22, Bret Busby <bret at busby.net> wrote:

> An example, is my wife's current computer that has MS Windows 10 or 11
> on it - she has been considering installing Linux Mint on it, but, a
> recent article in The Register (to which I have referred her, which
> article, she is yet to read), tells how 22.04.1 (specifically, from my
> understanding, the point release), has enhanced abilities for dealing
> with MS Windows stuff, including, with the NTFS file format.

That was probably one of my stories, then.

The newly-released Mint 21 also has the same kernel, version 5.15,
with native NTFS read-write built in, for what it's worth.

Older versions can do it too, just more slowly!


> Also, I have a laptop that I was given, that does not have an OS
> installed on it, (and,  I was told, the battery in it is dead), and,
> when we get a battery system that will provide UPS for the house, for
> which, I am waiting for the installation (it is scheduled, but, weather
> dependent), I am wanting to find what OS's I can install on it (and,
> that I can use). The grid electricity supply here, is a bit erratic, so
> it is best to have a UPS for computers that do not have incorporate
> usable battery to stop system failures when the electricity grid fails,
> which happens frequently.

OK. Well, you can install on it from USB key, and if there is a power
outage during the installation. You'll just have to start over again.

If it has a conventional spinning hard disk, it won't do any harm.

If it has an SSD there is a tiny tiny chance of damage if the power
goes in the middle of a disk write. Modern SSDs have protection
against this, of variable quality and efficacy, but it's why I only
use SSDs in laptops myself, never desktops.

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