IS YOUR COMPUTER READY FOR LINUX?
BIOS – UEFI – MOTHERBOARD SETTINGS
When you boot up your computer, every pc lets you get into the BIOS or SETUP. Be sure you have set everything correct so you can install Linux on your computer.
You should be able to boot from the USB via a keyboard shortcut for example F8 and if you are planning to install virtual box or any other similar application you need to enable virtualization.
Here you can find everything you need to know about install Linux on your computer.
Here you can find various articles about BIOS and UEFI settings on different computers.
VIRTUALBOX OR REAL METAL
Before installing a Linux distribution, you can first try it out in VirtualBox or other virtual machines.
As a matter of fact ArcoLinux is fine-tuned to work smoothly on VirtualBox. All packages are pre-installed.
You need to use the proper settings in VirtualBox.
You can end up with a unresponsive system (not enough RAM, not enough cores, not enough hard disk space).
You can end up with the wrong resolution (wrong choice of the graphics controller).
Here you can find all our articles about VirtualBox and virtual machines in general
PLANNING TO COMBINE WINDOWS WITH LINUX
Check out videos about combining Windows with ArcoLinux on Youtube. Check out the Arch Wiki guide too.
BURN ON USB
We recommend using a USB to install ArcoLinux.
HOW TO INSTALL ARCOLINUX
It takes several screens to install ArcoLinux and will take approx. 15 minutes to install on newer hardware.
Thanks to Calamares you will have a simple and clean graphical interface.
Calamares is changing with every release. Every new release of ArcoLinux will be using the latest Calamares installer.
Over time you will see some changes in our Calamares installer.
You can always report issues on the github of Calamares. It is the only way to improve calamares.
Calamares is not an ArcoLinux product.
There is so much information about
pre-installation and post-installation
Check these two categories
check all
pre-installation articles
check all
post-installation articles
Use our “Everything you need to know about Calamares to solve any issue”
ArcoLinuxL
ArcoLinuxS
ArcoLinuxS-Lts
ArcoLinuxS-Xanmod
ArcoLinuxS-Zen
ArcoLinuxB isos
ArcoLinuxL is our flagship ISO
ArcoLinuxS is our ship ISO
ArcoLinuxB gives us desktops
the best of linux apps pre-installed with linux kernel
minimal software pre-installed
the difference is the kernel
Minimal software installed


OLDER SETUP
See that you know your (graphical) hardware – inxi -b, probe, neofetch will give a summary of what you have. Laptops often have labels of AMD/ATI or Nvidia on them.
Virtual Machines or hardware with Intel and Amd graphical cards use option 2 as a first choice or option 1.
Hardware with newer Nvidia cards use option 3 or option 4.
Hardware with older Nvidia cards use option 1 or option 2. If they want they can install lateron Nvidia 340, 390 or 470.
If all of the above fails, then you use the nomodeset option.


NEW SETUP
Major change is no xf86-video drivers present on iso.
See that you know your (graphical) hardware – inxi -b, probe, neofetch will give a summary of what you have. Laptops often have labels of AMD/ATI or Nvidia on them.
Virtual machines or hardware with Intel and Amd graphical cards use option 1.
Hardware with newer Nvidia cards use option 2.
If all of the above fails, then you use the nomodeset option.
To ease the transition we added first some “commentary” without xf86-video drivers.
Both images will do exactly the same thing.
If you want less software we have ArcoLinuxS, ArcoLinuxD and ArcoLinuxB for you.
Our flagship becomes a cruiseship – install more packages or desktops from Calamares
Internet connection is required
With the latest version of Calamares you have the freedom to choose what packages to install on the fly.
You can select if you want a different kernel or decide to install nvidia packages.
You can decide to install the microcode.
You can decide to install any of our desktops.
You can decide to install any of our display managers.
You can select any of the additional software from the list.
We have created an ArcoLinux-meta-steam package to install steam the efficient way.
We have created an ArcoLinux-meta-fun package to install all the packages. Previously our fun script.
Choose either Libre Office Fresh or Libre Office Still.
Choose either Virtualbox for linux or linux-lts kernel.
If you change the language in Calamares, you will also change the language of Libre Office.
HOW TO SWITCH THE DESKTOP ON THE LIVE USB
Log out from the current desktop.
Follow the correct sequence:
- Type in the user : liveuser
- Click on password and leave it empty – it disappears
- Choose your desktop at the top right
- Press enter
user : liveuser
password is empty
PLAYLIST OF ALL ARCOLINUX INSTALLATION VIDEOS
PLAYLIST OF ALL ARCOLINUXS INSTALLATION VIDEOS
PLAYLIST OF ALL ARCOLINUXS-LTS INSTALLATION VIDEOS
PLAYLIST OF ALL ARCOLINUXS-XANMOD INSTALLATION VIDEOS
PLAYLIST OF ALL ARCOLINUXS-ZEN INSTALLATION VIDEOS
installatie in het Nederlands
the native tongue of Erik Dubois