Are you ready to install iDeal OS?
Hardware requirements
The iDeal OS Emerald Edition is developed and maintained on a 13-year-old laptop with a dual-core CPU, 4 GB of RAM, and a 32 GB hard drive. Not bad, right?
On PCs with a quad-core CPU, 8 GB of RAM and an SSD hard drive it runs smoothly and performs well.
The required specifications for the iDeal OS Diamond Edition may vary greatly depending on your intended use.
For a professional office environment, the minimum quad-core CPU requirements listed above may suffice. For a multimedia workstation, however, you will need a 6-, 8-, or 16-core CPU, 16 GB or more of RAM, and a 512 GB or larger NVMe SSD. The better your graphics and audio cards are, the more complex drawing, photo, audio, and video editing tasks you can handle (an NVIDIA GTX 1650 or equivalent is the very minimum recommendation).
Preparation
A fully functional bootable Live USB key can be created from the downloaded .ISO file using graphical tools like Etcher (on Windows, Mac or other Linux) or Rufus (on Windows only): just follow the application's instructions.
Another reliable way to prepare your USB drive is to use the 'dd command' in the console.
*** Please note that Ventoy is not yet officially supported.
Before installing iDeal OS, please back up all your important files! The installation process will format your computer's hard drive/SSD, making it impossible to recover your files!
How to install
You can try iDeal OS in live mode, without modifying your current operating system (please note that performance is noticeably slower in live mode).
Reboot your PC from the USB key by pressing the boot menu button (a list of PC brands with their corresponding hotkeys).
iDeal OS will start in Live mode. You can explore and test it, and if you decide to install it run the MX installer and follow the instructions.
Download iDeal OS
iDeal OS Emerald Edition is completely free.There is no cost to download or use it.
Privacy, performance, and a polished desktop experience are the guiding principles behind every application that has been preinstalled in iDeal OS.
No unnecessary bloat or duplicate tools, just the best software for your everyday computing tasks.
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