== Prepare installation media ==
* A An USB DVD/CD-ROM drive or a an USB Flash drive of at least 1GB should be used as an installation mediasource,
* Download [http://www.linuxmint.com/edition.php?id=103 Linux Mint 13 "Maya" - MATE (32-bit)"]
* For installation with a an USB DVD/CD-ROM - flash burn the downloaded image directly onto a blank DVD/CDmedia* For installation with a an USB Flash drive, please follow [http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/744 How to install Linux Mint via USB tutorial]
== Basic installation of Linux Mint 13 ==