Date: 24 July 2023
By: Lawrence Glaister VE7IT
Reference: https://ve7it.cowlug.org/Asuslt-setup.txt
Purpose: Installation and setup for Asus laptop containg 24GB SSD + 500GB
hard disk. The small SSD is used for system and the HD is used for /home
partition.
Laptop resources:
Asus ZenBook UX32V - Produced in 2012
dual-core Ivy Bridge 1.9GHz Intel Core i7-3517U processor
4GB ram 1600MHz DDR3 2GB(NON-REMOVABLE) + 2GB(REMOVABLE), max 10GB
Expand with:
4GB DDR3 1600MT/s Non-ECC Unbuffered SODIMM CL11 1RX8 1.5V 204-pin KVR16S11S8/4
or
8GB DDR3 1600MT/s Non-ECC Unbuffered SODIMM CL11 2RX8 1.5V 204-pin KVR16S11/8
Ivy Bridge does not support 16GB modules therefore 10 GB max ram.
24GB SSD
500GB hard drive 6GB/s (SATA 3) 5400RPM
13.3-inch WideScreen (11.3"x7.1") WUXGA (1920x1080) Full HD
Connector Type:     30pin LED LCD Description:  B133HAN03
1920x1080 display with nvidea GEFORCE GT 620M.1GB controller
2.4 and 5GHZ wifi 802.11a/b/g/n
SD card slot
3 USB connectors
HDMI connector (acts as second screen when connected)
mini VGA connector
Headphone connector
An integrated webcam and microphone
Bluetooth 4.0
ZENBOOK UX32V Charger: 19V 2.37A 45W
Battery Model : C23-UX32 6250 mAh 7.4 V 48 Wh Li-polymer  4cells

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Put ISO for Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon onto a USB dongle.

Insert USB drive into port on laptop.
Power up laptop while hitting ESC key (you should see boot menu pop up).
(F2 during powerup will get you into the bios if needed).

Select the EUFI:KingstonDataTraveller option. (your USB device)
Start Linux Mint 21 (this will boot off the USB device)
Double Click on the desktop icon to install Linux Mint
pick English
English US keyboard
Select connect to network ( in my case ve7it-Madrona )
enter wifi password law.....kin
click continue
select install multimedia codecs, continue

select "something else" option to set up unique partions
select /dev/sda and click on new partition table
 double click on freespace under /dev/sda
 default size of 500108MB
 primary checked
 beginning of this space checked
 use as ext4 journaling file system
 mount point /home

select /dev/sdb and click on new partition table
 double click on freespace under /dev/sdb
 size to 539MB
 primary checked
 beginning of this space checked
 use as EFI system partition

 double click on freespace under /dev/sdb1
 default size of  23477MB
 primary checked
 beginning of this space checked
 use as ext4 journaling file system
 mount point /

change device for boot loader installation to /dev/sdb
click on install now

after reading warnings... continue
pick time zone Vancouver by clicking on map, continue

fill in user information...
Your Name: lg
You computers name: Asus-LT
Pick a user name: lg
Choose a password:     .......
Confirm your password: .......
Select require password to login option, continue

wait for files to copy from USB device to SSD in laptop

Select restart now
remove USB drive when requested... enter

select Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon on grub boot menu (if displayed)

login with password
close welcome to mint window

in terminal window...  (update to latest packages)
  sudo apt update
  sudo apt upgrade

You now have a clean updated Mint Installation.
Be aware of how much software you add to system as the SSD only has
about 12GB free. Check using "df -h" in a terminal window.
You should have the entire 500GB free for the /home directory.
If you need more space on the SSD drive, you can remove some apps like
  libreoffice   (word processor, spreadsheet etc)
  thunderbird   (email)
if you dont plan on using them


menu/preferences/screensaver    (I dont like screensaver on)
 delay before starting screensvaer - never
 uncheck both lock settings

in file browser edit/preferences  set list view


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install any extra programs you want on machine...
you can use synaptic package manager or command line with apt

sudo apt install gkrellm
 menu/preferences/startup applications ... add gkrellm
 config.. under properties tab check do not include on taskbar
 config.. under properties tab check do not include on pager
 config.. under builtins/sensors/temp  check core 0 and core 1
 config.. under builtins/sensors/fans  check cpu_fan
 config.. under builtins/sensors/voltages check BAT0
 config.. under builtins/clock select last display format with %M for 24hr
 config.. under builtins/CPU select composite, uncheck others
 config.. under builtins/proc  uncheck enable
 config.. under builtins/net uncheck enable timer button
 config.. under builtins/mail uncheck enable mailcheck
 config.. under builtins/battery check enable battery
 config.. under builtins/uptime uncheck enable uptime