Hello, I have a post on how I made jessie debain linux work on my kindle. I have windows too. It involves:
- Creating a virtual machine emulating the kindle processor (not necessary)
- Bootstrapping (downloading already setup system) debian to a ext3 container
- Moving that container to the kindle
- And then mounting that container to a directory on the kindle
- Finally, Chrooting into that directory
Then I have an entire jessie debian system on my kindle to run apps. I can then install a desktop environment and run it, shown in my post too. I have a premade debian ext3 there.
However, I believe you wanted linux mint. I wont do the research, but you will have to find, if it exists, a version of linux mint for the kindle's ARM v7 (armel, softfloat, gnueabi).
Keep in mind that you can make a linux virtual machine run on windows, such as ubuntu, so you are fully equipped to make your own image.
A couple ways you might come about getting linux mint (if there is arm support).
1. Finding a full package of a linux root system
2. Making your own by copying the files from another arm computer with linux mint
3. That computer could be a virtual machine
4. Finding a very minimal package containing the mint operating system and then mounting it on the kindle
A site showing which distros have definitive arm support, if you cant get mint working:
https://www.linux.com/learn/4-fine-linux-arm-distros
Stay away from gnueabihf (hardfloat), as the kindle might not run those.
Good luck, ask if you have questions.
My post:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...26#post3523926
EDIT: Looks like linux mint is only made in 32 and 64 bit, which is for desktop computers. There is no arm version. You will have to switch to another distro (I like arch or debian), or compile the entire mint system (is it open source?) in an arm emulator or setup a cross-toolchain, which I have no idea how to do.