Putting OS on HDD

[DeclinedEnd]

Hey guys so I have a second hard-drive hooked up to my computer at the moment and I have a iso file of linux mint that I want to put on there so that I can boot from that hdd on another computer. So do I just put the iso file on it or the contents of the iso?

 

[ronintexas]

You would want the installed version of Mint - not the ISO on the hard drive. I would create a bootable USB stick:

http://www.howtogeek.com/191054/how-to-create-bootable-usb-drives-and-sd-cards-for-every-operating-system/

And boot from that, then install Linux Mint on the drive.

 

[USAFRet]

1. You burn a DVD or USB stick with that ISO.
2. Put that HDD and the DVD in the other system, and boot from the DVD
3. Install as needed

 

[Supermuncher85]

If this is the first time meddling with Linux I'd recommend reading a few guides on how to install linux alongside windows, because well simply put stuff can happen. Most likely it will also install a bootloader at the start, which some might not want if they prefer the windows bootloader.

 

[DeclinedEnd]

alright guys thank you. I knew how to create the boot disk and all that but I was just wondering if I could just skip few steps and just straight up put it on the hdd.

 

[ronintexas]

Theoretically it is possible - but the amount of work to get it done may make it more difficult that actually installing it from a USB stick....