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 ====== New Installation ====== ====== New Installation ======
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 +!!After over 21 years (2026-03-01), AstLinux is considered deprecated.  New AstLinux installations are no longer recommended.!!
  
 Starting with !!AstLinux 1.2.5!! installation images are now contained within an ISO Installer Image (astlinux-xxx-board.iso) for each board type. \\  Starting with !!AstLinux 1.2.5!! installation images are now contained within an ISO Installer Image (astlinux-xxx-board.iso) for each board type. \\ 
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   * Boot the ISO Installer image (ISO CDROM) within a Virtual Machine and install to a virtual disk.   * Boot the ISO Installer image (ISO CDROM) within a Virtual Machine and install to a virtual disk.
   * Mount the ISO Installer image and manually extract the desired .img.gz file from the "os" directory, ''gunzip'' and ''dd'' to a destination disk.   * Mount the ISO Installer image and manually extract the desired .img.gz file from the "os" directory, ''gunzip'' and ''dd'' to a destination disk.
-  * (UEFI only) Mount the ISO Installer image and manually, recursively copy all files to a FAT32/Master-Boot-Record USB drive.  For example (macOS): +  * (UEFI only) Mount the ISO Installer image and manually, recursively copy all files to a FAT32/Master-Boot-Record USB drive.
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-  $ cp -a /Volumes/ASTLINUX_ISO/* /Volumes/ASTLINUXFAT/+
  
 **Typical New Installation:** **Typical New Installation:**
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     * On Linux or *BSD use ''dd'' to transfer the image, where sdX is your USB flash drive\\ ''$ dd if=astlinux-xxx-board.iso of=/dev/sdX''     * On Linux or *BSD use ''dd'' to transfer the image, where sdX is your USB flash drive\\ ''$ dd if=astlinux-xxx-board.iso of=/dev/sdX''
     * On Windows boxes, use [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|Rufus]] (Write in "DD Image" mode). {{:userdoc:rufus-img-gz.png?linkonly|Rufus}} can also write ''*.img.gz'' images. \\ !!Note:!! Rufus **3.17.1846** has a [[https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1877|security issue]], should be fixed in [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|3.18]].     * On Windows boxes, use [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|Rufus]] (Write in "DD Image" mode). {{:userdoc:rufus-img-gz.png?linkonly|Rufus}} can also write ''*.img.gz'' images. \\ !!Note:!! Rufus **3.17.1846** has a [[https://github.com/pbatard/rufus/issues/1877|security issue]], should be fixed in [[https://rufus.akeo.ie/?locale=en_US|3.18]].
-    * On Mac OS X boxes, use [[https://abelbeck.com/lonnie/astlinux/info/os-x-cf-write.php|os-x-cf-write]].+    * On macOS boxes, use [[https://abelbeck.com/lonnie/astlinux/info/os-x-cf-write.php|os-x-cf-write]].
     * On Chrome OS boxes, use [[https://abelbeck.com/lonnie/astlinux/info/chromeos-ssd-write.php|chromeos-ssd-write]].     * On Chrome OS boxes, use [[https://abelbeck.com/lonnie/astlinux/info/chromeos-ssd-write.php|chromeos-ssd-write]].
 +    * (UEFI only) Copy the ISO Installer image contents to a FAT32/Master-Boot-Record USB drive, macOS example:\\ ''$ cp -a /Volumes/ASTLINUX_ISO/* /Volumes/ASTLINUXFAT/''
   - Boot using the USB flash drive, follow the menu to install to an internal disk.   - Boot using the USB flash drive, follow the menu to install to an internal disk.
     * !!Note ->!! Serial console ISO images (-serial.iso) use serial settings of ''19200n8''.     * !!Note ->!! Serial console ISO images (-serial.iso) use serial settings of ''19200n8''.
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