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Install Clear Linux OS on bare metal
####################################
This instruction set will guide you through the installation of |CLOSIA|
These instructions guide you through the installation of |CLOSIA|
on bare metal using a bootable USB drive.
.. include:: ../compatibility-check.rst
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Install Clear Linux on your target system
*****************************************
The USB drive that was created in the previous step has been formatted as a
UEFI boot device. Our target system has a hard drive installed containing a
single primary partition. The target system needs a wired Internet connection
with DHCP.
We formatted the previously created USB drive as a UEFI boot device. Our target
system has a hard drive installed containing a single primary partition. The
target system needs a wired Internet connection with DHCP.
Follow these steps to install |CL| on the target system:
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Figure 1: :guilabel:`Clear Linux boot menu`
#. This will take you into the ``Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture Installer``
#. This will take you into the :guilabel:`Clear Linux OS for Intel Architecture Installer`
menu as shown in figure 2 and explains how to navigate through the |CL|
installer setup menus.
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Press the :kbd:`Enter` key.
#. The ``Keyboard selection`` menu shown in figure 3 allows you to set up the
#. The :guilabel:`Keyboard selection` menu shown in figure 3 allows you to set up the
keyboard layout that you will be using to navigate within the |CL|
installer setup menus.
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Figure 3: :guilabel:`Keyboard Selection`
For this guide we will select :guilabel:`< * us >`
For this guide we will select :menuselection:`Keyboard Selection --> < * us >`
for the keyboard mapping, which should already be highlighted. Press the
:kbd:`Enter` key to continue to the next menu.
Network requirements
====================
This will bring you to the ``Network Requirements`` menu, the first step of the
installer setup process, and will attempt to connect to the |CL| update
server where the installer image is located. Once the connection to the update
server is established you will see a screen similar to the one shown in figure 4:
The :guilabel:`Network Requirements` menu, the first step of the |CL|
installer setup process, will attempt to connect to the |CL| update
server where the installer image is located. Once the connection to the |CL| update
server is established, you will see a screen similar to the one shown in figure 4:
.. figure:: figures/cmi4.png
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Figure 4: :guilabel:`Network Requirements`
If you need to configure ``Proxy Settings`` to gain access to the update
If you need to configure any :guilabel:`Proxy Settings` to gain access to the update
server, enter the appropriate address and port of your proxy server in the
:guilabel:`HTTPS proxy:` field, select the
:guilabel:`HTTPS proxy:` field. Select the
:guilabel:`< Set proxy configuration >` field and press :kbd:`Enter`. You will
then see the connection to the update server established.
Optionally, set up a ``static IP configuration`` to your installer image.
Optionally, set up a :guilabel:`static IP configuration` to your |CL| installer image.
Enter the required information in the :guilabel:`Interface`,
:guilabel:`IP address`, :guilabel:`Subnet mask`, :guilabel:`Gateway` and
:guilabel:`DNS` fields and then select the
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key.
The information displayed in the lower right quadrant of the screen
shows the current IP configuration for the update server where the installer
shows the current IP configuration for the |CL| update server where the installer
image is located.
.. note::
If you are having difficulty establishing a connection to the update server
and you see the message ``none detected, install will fail``, you can
:kbd:`Tab` to the :guilabel:`< Refresh >` field and press :kbd:`Enter` to
attempt to reconnect to the update server. If this fails to establish a
connection after multiple attempts, reboot your system and return to this
step.
and you see the message :guilabel:`none detected, install will fail`, you can
press the :kbd:`Tab` key to highlight the :guilabel:`< Refresh >` button
and press :kbd:`Enter` to attempt to reconnect to the |CL| update server. If this
fails to establish a connection after multiple attempts, reboot your system and
return to this step.
Once the connection to the |CL| udpate server is established, use the
:kbd:`Tab` key to advance to the :guilabel:`< Next >` field and press
:kbd:`Enter` to advance to the next installer setup menu.
:kbd:`Tab` key to advance to the :guilabel:`< Next >` button and press
:kbd:`Enter` to advance to the next |CL| installer setup menu.
Choose action
=============
Choose Clear Linux installer action
===================================
The ``Choose Action`` menu is where you can choose to install, repair, open
a shell, or exit the installer.
#. Select the :guilabel:`Install` menu item in the ``Choose action`` menu.
This menu is shown in figure 5:
The :guilabel:`Choose Action` menu is where you can choose to install, repair, open
a shell, or exit the |CL| installer. This menu is shown in figure 5:
.. figure:: figures/cmi5.png
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Figure 5: :guilabel:`Choose Action`
By choosing :guilabel:`Install`, the installer setup process will continue
to the next menu screen.
#. Select the :menuselection:`Choose action --> Install` menu item to continue
the installation process.
The :guilabel:`Repair` menu option will run the :command:`swupd --fix` command
to correct any issues found with the system software that has been installed
and correct any issues found by overwriting the incorrect file content, adding
missing files, fixing permissions and any additional changes required to
return the file to it's original content and permissions.
The :menuselection:`Choose action --> Repair` menu option will run the
:command:`swupd --fix` command to correct any issues found with the system software
that has already been installed on your system and correct any issues found by
overwriting the incorrect file content, adding missing files, fixing permissions
and any additional changes required to return the file to it's original content
and permissions.
The :guilabel:`Shell` menu item opens a terminal session on your
system as the root user and you will be able to manage your system from
this
console. When you are finished, type :command:`exit` to return to the
``Choose Action`` menu.
The :menuselection:`Choose action --> Shell` menu item opens a terminal session on
your system as the root user and you will be able to manage your system from this
console. When you are finished, type :command:`exit` to return to the
:guilabel:`Choose Action` menu.
The :guilabel:`Exit` menu option terminates the installation process
and the system will shut down.
The :menuselection:`Choose action --> Exit` menu option terminates the |CL|
installation process and the system will shut down.
#. You will be prompted to join the ``Stability Enhancement Program`` as shown
#. You will be prompted to join the :guilabel:`Stability Enhancement Program` as shown
in figure 6. Press the :kbd:`Spacebar` or :kbd:`Enter` key while the cursor
is in the :guilabel:`[ ] Yes.` field to enable this functionality and then
select the :guilabel:`< Next >` field to advance to the next menu item.
select the :guilabel:`< Next >` button to advance to the next menu item.
.. figure:: figures/cmi3of6.png
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If you choose not to enable this functionality during this step, you can
install the ``telemetrics`` software bundle at a later time. As stated in
the menu,
this feature only collects anonymous information about your system to help
improve system stability and no personally identifiable information is
the menu, this feature only collects anonymous information about your system
to help improve system stability and no personally identifiable information is
collected. Please visit our website to `learn more about telemetry.`_
Choose installation type
************************
Choose Clear Linux installation type
************************************
The next menu of the |CL| installer setup is ``Choose installation Type`` and
is shown in figure 7. This menu will allow you to install |CL|
**automatically** or **manually**. You can also terminate the |CL| Installer
to stop the |CL| installer setup process by selecting :guilabel:`< Exit >` and
shutting down the system.
Figure 7 shows the next step of the |CL| installer:
:guilabel:`Choose installation Type`. Chose whether to install |CL|
**automatically** or **manually**. To end the installer process and shut down the
system, select the :guilabel:`< Exit >` button.
.. figure:: figures/cai4of6.png
:scale: 50 %