I just purchased a new Librem 14 and ordered Qubes OS on a USB. How do I install the software on the computer?
@OhRight , you can ignore everything until the Installation section.
But I just noticed that the instructions don’t actually state how to get the computer to boot from the USB stick. Submitted an issue about it:
opened 11:10AM - 03 Jul 21 UTC
closed 07:50PM - 10 Jul 21 UTC
T: enhancement
C: doc
P: default
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### The problem you're addressing (if any)
The current description of how to boot from a USB stick is highly non-trivial for anyone who has never installed an operating system (most Windows and Mac users). It currently [only states](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/#getting-to-the-boot-screen):
> ### Getting to the boot screen
>
> Just after you power on your machine, make the Qubes OS medium available to the
computer by inserting your DVD or USB drive. This step is a little tricky
>
> Shortly after the Power-on self-test (POST) is completed, you should be greeted with the Qubes OS boot
screen.
### Describe the solution you'd like
A description on how to get into a boot menu on most computers.
### Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be?
Non-tecnical users who have never installed any OS and never even heard the word BIOS or how it looks like.
### Describe any alternative solutions you've considered
Leaving users stranded in the step.
### Additional context
- inspired by this thread: [Installing Qubes From USB Drive](https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/installing-qubes-from-usb-drive/4866)
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- https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/installation-guide/#getting-to-the-boot-screen
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- https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/5634
The following link may help:
Hi all, I had originally asked the team (along with anyone willing to help) about updating our Librems, which quickly morphed into personal questions about how to update my distribution’s version, and which Kakaroto (and to a lesser degree but...
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Note: I haven’t actually checked if the instructions are accurate, but given it’s in the purism forum, it should be well suited for your specific case)
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To be more explicit, with the computer powered off, you insert the USB stick into the laptop. Then you start you computer and immediately press Esc or del or F2 (it changes from computer to computer and you have to figure out which is the right one). That should lead you into what’s called the BIOS.
There you have to find the “boot menu” and there select the USB stick (to boot from it). After that you should see the it booting from the USB after some seconds.
Let me know if you got lucky.