Have you ever wondered what all the fuss surrounding Linux is about? With this guide, we'll whet your appetite and discover how you can boot and install Linux Mint on to your computer.

The first part is easy: Just download Linux from Mint or Ubuntu or whatever site hosts the version you want. That download will likely consist of a single ISO file.

Some Linux fans just got a hard lesson about the importance of double-checking install files. The Linux Mint team is warning users that hackers compromised the ISO (drive image) downloads for 17.3 ...