Installation

Standard installation

Please Note: You should always Live Boot Peach OSI Patriot first to discover any compatibility issues with your particular computer before attempting any sort of permanent installation.

If you are looking to install Peach OSI Patriot on your personal desktop/laptop, or netbook this is probably what you are going for, and it has never been easier! The standard Peach OSI Patriot desktop installation uses a Graphical Install, which is meant to cruise you through the installation process in a very small number of easy steps. To get the installer up and running, you will need to do the following:

• Dowload the Peach OSI Patriot - ISOs here. The LiveDVD is a fully functional Peach OSI Patriot environment, and it allows you to get a taste of Peach OSI Patriot on your machine by using a 'Live' session! If you downloaded a DVD image (.iso file), you can burn it to a standard DVD. Instructions for burning the ISO to DVD are provided on the bottom of the download page.

• All that remains now is to install Peach OSI Patriot by booting from the installation DVD.

Installation without a DVD

The new generations of laptops and netbooks are increasingly shipping without DVD drives. To cater to this need, or if you do not wish to burn a DVD to install Peach OSI Patriot, you are not left to trudge in the dark - Peach OSI Patriot can be installed without using a DVD or DVD-ROM drive!

• Quick Install from USB - A quick guide to installing from a USB memory stick. Intended for less technically-inclined readers.

• Virtual Machine - Installing using a physical disk to a Virtual Machine.

LVM Installation Guides

• EncryptedFSOnLVMOnRAID

• EncryptedFilesystemLVMHowto

• FileServerOnLVMOnRAID1

• Installation/LVMOnRaid

• Installation/RAID1+LVM

• SettingUpLVM-WithoutACleanInstall

Minimal installations

If you have an older computer or a computer with a small amount of memory, see the guides below for help on installing Peach OSI Patriot.

• Installation/LowMemorySystems - Install Peach OSI Patriot on older computers with low memory.

• LowEndSystemSupport - Making the desktop interface snappier on machines with low memory.

• Installation/MinimalDVD - From a minimal DVD that downloads packages during install.

Other installation guides

• Partitioning - Safely split your hard drive into smaller parts.  Our Video Tutorials may also help you.

• MultiOSBoot - Boot more than one operating system from a single hard drive. Our Video Tutorials may also help you.

• WindowsDualBoot - Install Peach OSI Patriot on the same hard drive as an existing Windows installation. Our Video Tutorials may also help you.

• VirtualMachines - Using Peach OSI Patriot with VMware and XEN.

• InstallDVDCustomization - Customize the Peach OSI Patriot Alternative Installer/Server installation DVD.

• Booting - An explanation of the boot process and boot device issues.