tiling on linoleum

[mmc]

My kitchen has fake tiles (linoleum sheet) that was then painted over by the previous owner. Can I lay tiles on top of this, or do I have to try to remove the linoleum, repair the wall and then tile it?

 

[Nige F]

Lino on the walls Blimey we had that in our 1950`s Council house........Dado-lin it was called over here in UK..........you may be better off asking on a US site or @ Home Depot ...........Dad painted over ours way back

 

[mmc]

My house is over 100 years old. I'm guessing the kitchen was last remodeled in the 40s or 50s, because it has Youngstown metal cabinets and an enameled combination dual-sink/drainboards. The backsplash is chrome and the counter is red linoleum. Yikes!

I guess I figure that if you can tile over tile (which I didn't know) why not tile over linoleum?