Linux mint : 1. select folder by clicking on it 2. right click on it 3. you will find the context menu and find the compress option in it and press it 4.it will popup with zip file name and location where to store the new zip file . you can select whatever format you want to make .zip or .tar or .war etc and also change the location where to save as per need if you click on other option on same dialog box. you will see the password textbox to enter , if you want to password protect the zip or tar or war file than you can do by other option 5. click on create button and it show progress of the zipping the folder , wait a while and done , and zip will be at given location.