Installing Linux Mint 8.3 on Dell Inspiron 11

Linux Mint 8.3 will not load on the Dell Inspiron 11 because of UEFI, which stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. This is a Microsoft pushed standard and is very unfriendly to anything but Windows. If you can avoid getting it on your computer, do so. It will block installing smaller Linux Distributions. Even Linux Mint 8.3 will not install on it. Even switching to Legacy in the bios doesn’t help.

The only thing that worked was leaving the defaults as they are in the bios and installing Linux 8.2. Then upgrade to Linux Mint 8.3.

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Jay Forrest

Jay Forrest is a long‑time Linux enthusiast who switched to Ubuntu in 2008 after a Windows XP virus convinced him to embrace open‑source software. A former host of the Linux User Podcast, Jay has worked in technical support for AOL, EarthLink, and Route 66 Casino, built his first 486 in the 90s, and has provided web design for businesses and nonprofits. He works with HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and basic PHP, and enjoys exploring open‑source software. As a former Fedora Ambassador, Jay is dedicated to sharing why Linux—secure, stable, and open—remains his platform of choice.