[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":249},["ShallowReactive",2],{"content-install":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":241,"extension":242,"meta":243,"navigation":244,"path":245,"seo":246,"stem":247,"__hash__":248},"content\u002Finstall.md","Install argentumOS",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":232},"minimark",[9,13,22,27,42,48,51,55,62,111,117,121,139,142,146,149,152,189,196,199,203,206,209,226,229],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"install-argentumos",[14,15,16,17,21],"p",{},"It's a normal install. We promise. No ",[18,19,20],"code",{},"dd"," rituals, no checksum séances, no Arch wiki tab open in the corner of your eye judging you.",[23,24,26],"h2",{"id":25},"_1-get-the-iso","1. Get the ISO",[14,28,29,30,33,34,41],{},"Grab ",[18,31,32],{},"argentumOS.iso"," from the ",[35,36,40],"a",{"href":37,"rel":38},"https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com",[39],"nofollow","Releases page",".",[14,43,44],{},[45,46,47],"em",{},"(it exists. or will. probably. depends when you're reading this.)",[14,49,50],{},"A roughly 4 GB download. You'll know it's done because it'll stop. Computers are like that.",[23,52,54],{"id":53},"_2-put-it-on-a-usb-stick","2. Put it on a USB stick",[14,56,57,61],{},[58,59,60],"strong",{},"8 GB or larger."," Smaller works in theory and disappoints in practice.",[63,64,65,82,97],"ul",{},[66,67,68,71,72,77,78,81],"li",{},[58,69,70],{},"Windows"," — use ",[35,73,76],{"href":74,"rel":75},"https:\u002F\u002Frufus.ie",[39],"Rufus",". Select ISO. Select USB. Press ",[45,79,80],{},"Start",". Resist overthinking.",[66,83,84,71,87,92,93,96],{},[58,85,86],{},"macOS",[35,88,91],{"href":89,"rel":90},"https:\u002F\u002Fetcher.balena.io",[39],"balenaEtcher",". Click ",[45,94,95],{},"Flash from file",". Accept your fate.",[66,98,99,102,103,106,107,110],{},[58,100,101],{},"Linux"," — open ",[45,104,105],{},"Disks",". Pick your USB. ",[45,108,109],{},"Restore Disk Image…",". Done.",[14,112,113,114,116],{},"No ",[18,115,20],{},". No checksums. Just click things until they stop being interactive.",[23,118,120],{"id":119},"_3-boot-from-it","3. Boot from it",[14,122,123,124,127,128,127,131,134,135,138],{},"Insert USB. Turn on the computer. Mash the boot key like it owes you money — usually ",[58,125,126],{},"F12",", ",[58,129,130],{},"F10",[58,132,133],{},"Esc",", or ",[58,136,137],{},"F2",", depending on what your manufacturer decided was funny that year.",[14,140,141],{},"Select the USB device from the boot menu. argentumOS boots directly to the desktop, because grub menus are a cry for help.",[23,143,145],{"id":144},"_4-run-the-installer","4. Run the installer",[14,147,148],{},"It opens on its own. If it doesn't, the icon's on the desktop. Double-click it like a reasonable human.",[14,150,151],{},"Then:",[153,154,155,161,167,177,183],"ol",{},[66,156,157,160],{},[58,158,159],{},"Language"," — pick one you can read.",[66,162,163,166],{},[58,164,165],{},"Keyboard"," — ideally matches your physical one.",[66,168,169,172,173,176],{},[58,170,171],{},"Disk"," — choose carefully. This step deletes things ",[45,174,175],{},"permanently",". Not metaphorically.",[66,178,179,182],{},[58,180,181],{},"You"," — name and password. Try not to forget them immediately.",[66,184,185,188],{},[58,186,187],{},"Install"," — wait. Maybe hydrate.",[14,190,191,192,195],{},"When it's done, click ",[45,193,194],{},"Restart",". Remove the USB once the screen goes dark.",[14,197,198],{},"If you forget the USB, the computer will remind you by being annoying.",[23,200,202],{"id":201},"_5-first-boot","5. First boot",[14,204,205],{},"Silence. No scrolling logs. A splash screen, then a login prompt. It is possible to interpret this as ominous; it's actually just calm.",[14,207,208],{},"Log in. Two apps are pinned to the dock you should know about:",[63,210,211,220],{},[66,212,213,216,217,219],{},[58,214,215],{},"App Store"," — search, click ",[45,218,187],{},", app appears.",[66,221,222,225],{},[58,223,224],{},"System Settings"," — Wi-Fi, display, users, appearance, etc. It opens like a normal settings panel because it is one.",[14,227,228],{},"That's the install. If you had to Google a command, we messed up.",[14,230,231],{},"xoxo Celestia",{"title":233,"searchDepth":234,"depth":234,"links":235},"",2,[236,237,238,239,240],{"id":25,"depth":234,"text":26},{"id":53,"depth":234,"text":54},{"id":119,"depth":234,"text":120},{"id":144,"depth":234,"text":145},{"id":201,"depth":234,"text":202},"How to get argentumOS on a USB stick and onto your actual computer, with minimal weeping.","md",{},true,"\u002Finstall",{"title":5,"description":241},"install","kTBJ4QnwQrq3pXs6f8OvIvwKUBsH-ZdNOxXo3kf1RJk",1779386732032]