Installation

Installation - Live system

1. Download LainOS ISO from releases

2. Burn the .iso to USB/DVD with a tool like rufus.

3. Check your BIOS, UEFI must be ON and Secure Boot OFF.

4. Boot the system using your USB/DVD, once you are on the user log in select Xfce on the top left button (Calamares only works in Xfce), login with user:liveuser and password: (no password) to enter the Xfce live installation environment.

Post installation:

• use sudo pacman -Sy to update package databases, followed by sudo pacman -Syu to update the system.

• use chsh -s $(which zsh) to get the custom shell prompt theme,(reboot for changes to take effect).

• and use nano open LazyVim, then Shift+U to update LazyVim once you are in ZSH.

Installation - Virtual Machine (Virtual Box)

1. Download LainOS ISO from releases.

2. Create a New machine.

3. Select a name and select the ISO file, select Linux and ArchLinux on Type and Subtype.

4. Select the memory (RAM) and CPU Cores that will have the VM, this will depend on your system.

Tip

Don't go above green

5. Select the Size of the disk to give to the system and then select finish.

minimum: 30gb

6. Go to Settings -> display and select the max video memory for the system.

7. The system is done! Launch it, it should look like this, Select the first option.

8. This is the LainOS Login, for the first Login you need to do some things.

9. Select the top left icon and select Xfce Session

10. Login with the credentials "liveuser" " " and press login

11. Calamares should open and you will see the installer, in case it doesn't appear select this icon and search it.