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For many experienced users, installing a00:00:03
new Linux distribution is simple. But00:00:05
for inexperienced users, it can feel a00:00:07
little more intimidating with mistakes00:00:08
bound to happen along the way. Today,00:00:11
we'll be explaining how to install00:00:12
Garuda Linux, our refreshingly modern00:00:14
Arch Linux-based distribution from00:00:17
beginning to end. If you happen to00:00:19
stumble across any issues instead of00:00:21
leaving a comment beneath this video,00:00:23
please make a post on the Garuda Linux00:00:25
forum. There will be a link in the00:00:27
description. The trouble with comments00:00:29
is that you would likely wait a long00:00:31
time for an answer without any guarantee00:00:32
that your problem would be fixed. The00:00:34
official form is where all the Garuda00:00:36
Linux team members and regulars are able00:00:38
to give the highest quality responses.00:00:42
Make sure you're prepared. You're going00:00:44
to need a USB drive with at least 4 GB00:00:47
of capacity on hand. Everything on that00:00:49
USB drive will be deleted. It's also00:00:52
important to make some decisions before00:00:54
you begin the process about the system00:00:56
that you want.00:00:58
Do you want to completely erase your00:00:59
operating system or install Garuda Linux00:01:02
alongside another operating system? Are00:01:04
you okay with your data being deleted in00:01:06
the installation process, either on00:01:08
purpose or on accident? Either way,00:01:11
backups are important. Although00:01:13
everything we will be doing today is00:01:15
entirely reversible, any deleted data is00:01:18
not coming back. So, make sure you've00:01:20
either managed the risk or you're okay00:01:22
with the risk of losing files or the00:01:24
certainty of losing files if you plan to00:01:26
delete everything else and install00:01:27
Garuda Linux alone.00:01:31
The first step is to choose your Garuda00:01:33
Linux edition. Don't worry, the core00:01:35
tools provided with each tradition are00:01:37
identical. The only differences are00:01:38
which programs come pre-installed for00:01:40
your convenience and which desktop00:01:42
environment will be installed as well as00:01:44
the theme that desktop environment will00:01:46
use. It helps to think of the desktop00:01:48
environment as the visual flavor of the00:01:50
main software experience. The settings00:01:53
menus, available desktop effects, and00:01:55
utilities such as the file explorer all00:01:58
make up your desktop environment. If00:02:00
you're a bit more experienced in using00:02:02
Linux, you can generally pick whatever00:02:03
you want from this list. But for new00:02:05
users, we recommend any addition that00:02:07
uses KDE Plasma, Gnome, Cinnamon, or00:02:11
XFCE as the desktop environment.00:02:16
For the purpose of this guide, we'll be00:02:17
installing the Geruda Linux Mocha00:02:19
Edition, which uses KDE Plasma as the00:02:22
desktop environment. Let's click on00:02:24
download, and then we can confirm if our00:02:27
system meets the minimum requirements.00:02:29
Generally speaking, any modern device00:02:31
from the last decade will support00:02:33
everything necessary to run Garuda Linux00:02:35
with solid performance.00:02:37
Next, we'll select one of the download00:02:39
options. We'll pick direct because it's00:02:42
the easiest, but if downloading directly00:02:44
from the website causes any trouble, you00:02:46
can also pick source forge. A Bit00:02:48
Torrent fan might prefer to download the00:02:50
torrent file instead. If you know how00:02:53
to, you can also verify the SHA 25600:02:56
check sum to ensure that it matches your00:02:58
downloaded file. And just like that, our00:03:01
download is underway.00:03:05
Next, we need to download a tool to00:03:07
prepare the USB drive for us. If you00:03:10
have a specific preference, you can use00:03:12
that, but we generally recommend Ventoy.00:03:15
A link to Ventoy will be in the00:03:17
description.00:03:18
You'll then need to download the correct00:03:20
Ventoy version for your current00:03:21
operating system.00:03:23
After downloading and extracting the00:03:25
correct archive, it's time to insert the00:03:27
USB drive. Everything on the USB drive00:03:30
will be deleted, so be prepared.00:03:33
If you already use Linux, you'll be00:03:35
launching the Ventoy web.sh file from a00:03:38
terminal using bash and root00:03:40
permissions. You'll then need to00:03:41
navigate to the address shown in the00:03:43
terminal using your web browser.00:03:46
Make sure the correct USB drive is00:03:48
selected and press install. After a00:03:51
short moment, the USB drive is00:03:52
configured for use with Ventoy.00:03:58
We can then mount the USB drive Ventoy00:04:00
partition. You can ignore the Ventoy efi00:04:03
partition if you see it. It's of no00:04:05
relevance to us in this case.00:04:08
If you use Windows, you'll launch00:04:10
Ventoy2is.exe00:04:12
instead and repeat the same steps.00:04:15
After we've mounted the Ventoy USB00:04:17
stick, we can then copy over our newly00:04:20
downloaded Garuda Linux ISO file. This00:04:22
will take a moment. When it's done, make00:04:25
sure to safely eject the USB drive. This00:04:28
is very important, especially in Linux00:04:30
because Linux might still be copying the00:04:31
file in the background a few seconds00:04:33
after it appears to be finished. The00:04:36
safe ejection may take quite a while00:04:37
depending on the speed of your USB00:04:39
drive. So, just be patient. And we're00:04:42
done.00:04:43
Now comes the difficult part that's00:04:45
different for everyone. You will need to00:04:47
boot your system into your motherboards00:04:50
or laptops setup utility.00:04:53
It's also commonly called the BIOS or00:04:56
the UEFI.00:04:58
If you do not know how to do this00:04:59
already, you may have to check the00:05:01
manual of your specific device for00:05:03
precise instructions.00:05:05
Your computer might also briefly show00:05:07
you a shortcut key when you first turn00:05:09
it on.00:05:11
Once you've opened the setup utility,00:05:13
you'll need to disable the fast boot00:05:15
feature if you can find it. If not, it's00:05:18
not a big deal.00:05:20
Secondly, you'll need to disable secure00:05:23
boot. This step is mandatory and there's00:05:26
no way around it. There may be an off00:05:28
switch for secure boot in your system,00:05:30
but there also might not be. If not,00:05:34
check if there's a way you can put your00:05:35
system into secure boot setup mode. On00:05:38
some systems, this is referred to as00:05:40
deleting the platform keys. Once you've00:05:44
done that, secure boot should be00:05:45
disabled. Again, refer to your devices00:05:48
manual for details.00:05:50
If possible, you should also disable any00:05:53
legacy boot or CSM boot options, short00:05:57
for compatibility support module. This00:06:00
may mean setting the boot mode to UEFI00:06:03
only or similar.00:06:05
The final thing we'll do in the setup00:06:07
utility is prioritize booting from the00:06:09
USB drive over the system drive.00:06:12
Essentially allowing us to start the00:06:14
system from the USB stick instead of00:06:16
your existing system. You can and00:06:19
probably should reverse this final step00:06:21
when you're finished installing Garuda00:06:23
Linux.00:06:25
Now plug in the USB drive we safely00:06:27
ejected earlier. Make sure to save and00:06:30
exit from the setup utility. When you00:06:33
start the device now, the system should00:06:35
boot into Garuda Linux's live boot menu.00:06:38
We can use the arrow keys and enter key00:06:40
here. Be sure to use the up or down00:06:42
arrow key at least once so the timer at00:06:45
the bottom will stop.00:06:47
Here you can configure your language of00:06:49
choice as well as your keyboard layout.00:06:51
Be sure to configure at least the00:06:53
keyboard layout correctly.00:06:57
Next, we'll need to choose between two00:06:59
different ways to start our system.00:07:02
We have the choice between the00:07:03
proprietary drivers option and the open-00:07:06
source drivers option. You should always00:07:08
pick the proprietary drivers option00:07:10
unless you have a specific reason to00:07:12
only pick the open- source drivers, such00:07:14
as a moral objection to proprietary00:07:16
software. Garuda Linux will00:07:18
automatically make sure to only install00:07:21
proprietary drivers if they're actually00:07:23
needed, even if you choose proprietary00:07:25
drivers.00:07:27
And just like that, the system is00:07:29
booting. It's going to take some time to00:07:31
verify nothing got corrupted along the00:07:33
way and load everything it needs, which00:07:35
may be a little slow depending on your00:07:37
USB drive. So, just give it some time.00:07:40
If you have an Nvidia graphics card, it00:07:42
will need some additional time to00:07:43
prepare your drivers.00:07:47
Boom. Just like that, we're booted into00:07:49
the live system. That's the biggest00:07:51
hurdle. Smooth sailing from here. Here,00:07:54
you can play around with things a little00:07:56
bit. Just remember that nothing that you00:07:58
do will hear will be saved and any00:07:59
changes you make will be stored only00:08:01
temporarily in memory. There's a risk00:08:04
you can run out of memory if you00:08:05
download too much. So we recommend00:08:07
finishing the installation before00:08:09
installing software or updates. We can00:08:11
start the system installer with the00:08:13
shortcut on the desktop or through a00:08:15
button in Ronnie the Garuda Linux helper00:08:17
utility.00:08:25
This screen will show you any warnings00:08:26
if any problems were found like if your00:08:29
system does not meet the minimum00:08:30
requirements or is booted into legacy or00:08:33
CSM mode. But in this case, we just get00:08:36
to pick the language for both the00:08:37
installer and the system here.00:08:41
Next, we'll be asked for where we're00:08:42
located. This is used for the time zone.00:08:45
So, make sure to pick the biggest city00:08:46
within your time zone in your country00:08:48
that's also the closest to you if00:08:50
there's multiple choices.00:08:52
Next, we'll once again be asked for our00:08:54
keyboard layout. This time with a proper00:08:56
preview to help us make the correct00:08:58
decision more precisely.00:09:01
The next menu is important. Here we get00:09:03
to choose if we want Garuda Linux to00:09:05
replace a specific partition, shrink an00:09:07
existing partition to install Garuda00:09:09
Linux alongside another system, or start00:09:12
fresh entirely.00:09:14
In general, we strongly advise against00:09:16
using manual partitioning. There's a lot00:09:18
that can go wrong here, even for00:09:20
experienced users. For example, Garuda00:09:22
Linux only supports BTRFS. There is no00:09:25
ext4 support whatsoever.00:09:28
If we select install alongside, for00:09:30
example, we'll get to select how much00:09:32
storage space we want to assign to00:09:34
Garuda Linux. The system absolutely00:09:37
needs at least 30 GB of space, but we00:09:40
recommend much more than that if you00:09:41
want to be able to use your system for00:09:43
anything more than looking at it.00:09:45
For the purpose of this demonstration,00:09:47
we will select erase disc, which will00:09:50
make the Garuda Linux installer set up00:09:51
the entire drive from scratch, making00:09:54
sure there are no leftovers from any00:09:55
other systems. Next, we get to choose00:09:58
our username and password. The first00:10:01
field will be our display name, or00:10:02
what's shown from inside the desktop00:10:04
environment.00:10:05
You can use a full name or alias here.00:10:08
The second field is the actual username00:10:10
used by Garuda Linux. You'll want to00:10:12
remember this one. No special symbols00:10:15
are allowed in the username.00:10:17
The next two fields are for the00:10:19
password. You'll want to enter the same00:10:21
password twice here. There are no00:10:23
minimum requirements, but we recommend00:10:25
using something secure. Of course, the00:10:28
check box for the administrator account00:10:29
should also stay checked to make sure00:10:31
you remain able to log in if something00:10:33
goes wrong with your system that's00:10:35
preventing you from signing in normally.00:10:38
Now, you'll be shown a final summary of00:10:40
all the steps the installer is about to00:10:42
perform. Make sure everything is to your00:10:45
liking before pressing the install00:10:46
button. Just like that, we're off to the00:10:49
races. Don't remove the USB stick while00:10:51
the installation is in progress.00:10:55
Once the installation is finished, we'll00:10:57
press done. We'll then shut down the00:11:00
system gracefully through the menu and00:11:02
wait for the device to go dark and the00:11:04
fans to stop spinning.00:11:06
It's time to remove the USB drive. If00:11:09
you want to, now would be a good time to00:11:11
change the boot priority back to the00:11:12
system drive.00:11:14
Then we'll start the device back up and00:11:16
the system should boot into Garuda Linux00:11:18
bootloadader.00:11:20
Here you can also select any other00:11:22
operating systems installed alongside00:11:24
Geruda Linux, but we'll just ask the00:11:26
bootloader to boot into Garuda Linux00:11:27
normally.00:11:30
We'll log in00:11:37
and bam, welcome home.00:11:42
The setup assistant will open. If you00:11:44
haven't set up a working internet00:11:45
connection yet, now is the time to do00:11:47
so. The setup assistant will wait until00:11:50
the connection is ready. It will then00:11:52
ask you to apply a system update, which00:11:54
will guide you through. It's all00:11:56
automatic after entering your password00:11:57
and confirming, so nothing to worry00:11:59
about.00:12:03
Finally, after the update is complete,00:12:05
the setup assistant will restart itself00:12:07
and give you a list of programs you00:12:09
might want to install to feel right at00:12:10
home.00:12:15
Once we've done that, the setup00:12:16
assistant will once again ask for our00:12:18
password to install everything.00:12:25
And boom, that's it. We'll close the00:12:28
setup assistant and Ronnie, our friendly00:12:30
utility, will open ready for you to take00:12:33
over the driving seat.00:12:35
Welcome to Garuda Linux.00:12:38
Just some final notes before you go. If00:12:41
something can be done with Ronnie, like00:12:44
apply system updates, you should do it00:12:46
from there. Garuda Linux is not your00:12:48
average Arch Linux-based distribution.00:12:51
For example, we have a custom utility00:12:52
for applying system updates called00:12:54
Garuda-update00:12:56
that allows the Garuda Linux team to00:12:58
perform certain manual interventions00:13:00
automatically and keep things running00:13:02
smooth. So instead of Pac-Man-SU,00:13:06
you would instead run Garuda-update.00:13:09
There are a few tools like this that are00:13:11
unique to Garuda Linux and Ronnie is the00:13:13
best way to make sure that you're using00:13:15
the correct tool for any given00:13:17
situation.00:13:19
If you have any questions, problems, or00:13:22
just want to hang out, we ask that you00:13:24
please get in touch on the Garuda Linux00:13:25
form. We'll have a link down in the00:13:27
description.00:13:29
We'll also have some other useful links00:13:31
for beginners down in the description00:13:32
for you to learn at your own pace.00:13:35
Thanks for watching and happy garuting.Description:
Voice acting by Slash (back.slash) High Quality Closed Captions available Edition selection: https://garudalinux.org/editions Ventoy: https://www.ventoy.net Forum: https://forum.garudalinux.org/ Other useful links for beginners: https://wiki.garudalinux.org/ https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman/Rosetta 00:00 Introduction 00:42 Preparation 01:30 Choosing an edition 02:23 downloading 03:05 USB Flasher 04:42 BIOS/Setup 06:32 Live Bootloader 07:47 Live System 08:11 Installer 11:13 First boot 11:40 Setup assistant 12:38 Final words
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