Install Trisquel
Introduction
The goal of this site of the documentation is to show the steps of how to install Trisquel GNU/Linux, the free operating system of our choice, the community that is represented by https://trisquel.info. The installation of Trisquel GNU/Linux on a laptop or PC is also described as step 7 of the Freedom Ladder, a campaign of the Free Software Foundation. This Wiki is mostly targeted at beginners, who first get in touch with installing a distribution of GNU/Linux or even never installed an operating system before. The steps are complemented with screenshots for better understanding. Others than beginners can get a full overview of a common installation and the ability to share it with everybody interested. For a printer-friendly version see the link at the bottom of this page, like on any other documentation.
This documentation covers the installation of the standard edition of Trisquel.
If you don't want to download an ISO image by yourself, ThinkPenguin sells USB flash drives with installation support. Visit the product page at their shop.
Preparation
System Requirements
Before installing Trisquel you should take a look at the system requirements. There is a separate documentation about this topic.
Follow this documentation: System Requirements
Download Trisquel
There is a separate documentation about how to select the right edition of Trisquel and about how to download your own Trisquel image.
Follow this documentation: Download Trisquel
Create Boot Media
If you got your own Trisquel image, create a bootable USB device or burn it on a DVD/CD. The size of this image depends on the edition you have chosen. To make sure visit the Trisquel Download Page.
Backup Your Data (Important!)
Backup your data - at least your user data - before installing an operating system! There is no warranty if you loose your data by installing Trisquel! Consult the documentation if you are not sure about it.
Boot Your Media
Boot your laptop or PC, you want to install Trisquel on, with the media that contains your Trisquel image.
To boot from a custom boot media, you have to power on or reboot your computer and select the media you have inserted. The way to do this depends on your machine. Pressing [ESC] or [F12] on your keyboard are common ways to open a menu where you can select from which media to boot. If you are not sure about how to get to this prompt, read the manual of your computer or just try it by yourself.
This step effects only the current boot process if you do it right. So changing the boot media doesn't have to effect any further sessions.
Starting The Installation
Choosing A Language
The first screen after booting your image is the following, where you have to select your preferred language. Use your keyboard to select one by using the arrow keys and press [ENTER] to confirm a selection.
Selecting The Install Method
To start the installation choose "Install Trisquel". To select and confirm your choice use your keyboard like described in the previous step.
It is also possible to select "Try Trisquel without installing". This will take you to a live-system with a full desktop. There you can install Trisquel by starting the installer, which you can find on the desktop. Start it by double-clicking on the Trisquel-icon which is labeled with "Install Trisquel [Version]".
The Installation Process
Welcome
The first screen lets you select the language of the installer.
Keyboard Layout
This screen lets you select, detect and test your preferred keyboard layout.
Updates And Other Software
Most users probably want to accept the pre-configuration of this option. If you aren't connected to the internet you can unselect this option. Updating your system is also possible after the installation.
Installation Type
With the following screen(s) you can manage how to use the space on the disk and on which disk to install Trisquel on. [BEWARE!] If you choose wrong, data loss is possible! So be wisely! In a perfect world you have already backup your data as described before in this documentation. You have been warned!
In this case no other operating systems were detected and only one disk is available and we will use the whole disk for Trisquel.
Choose A Security Key
Because we wanted to encrypt the installation as shown in the step before, we now have to choose a security key for it. Choose a strong key/password for more security! Enabling a recovery key is possible but not necessary. Overwriting empty disk space for security reasons is possible, too.
Where Are You?
With this step you can choose your location.
Who Are You?
In this step you can choose your name(which can be you full name, but any string is possible), your computer's name (which can be anything), your user name (which is necessary to login into your system) and your password (which is also necessary to login after the installation).
Installation
Now, that Trisquel knows everything necessary for the installation, it will copy files, install and configure packages and manage everything else that is needed. Enjoy the slide show and read some interesting stuff while waiting!
Note: It is possible to get a detailed output of the current operation by clicking on the arrow on the left side of the short description of the current process, like shown on the next screenshot.
Installation Complete
After the installation is completed the following window shows up. Hooray! Click on "Restart Now" to boot into you new Trisquel GNU/Linux!
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