Creating the bootable media
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General Information
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The easiest way to run ChallengeOS is burning original .iso file on a blank DVD.
ChallengerOS in DVD Version gives you the best success chances.

ChallengerOS disk image can be also burned into a USB Stick drive, using etcher or rufus,
but for your ChallengerOS first boot the DVD version is recommended.


.. hint::
	To booting ChallengerOS in a Apple OS Computer, DVD Version is mandatory.


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How to make a bootable USB stick
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From ChallengerOS
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1. Double-click :guilabel:`ChallengerOS Install Icon`.
2. Select Live USB.
3. Select Target Device where ChallengerOS Should Be installed.

    
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.. hint::
	Creating Bootable USB from ChallengerOS installer gives you the best success chances to boot in UEFI and legacy modes on x86 and Apple OS computers.


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In Windows, Mac OS, or other Linux distributions
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Download `Etcher <https://etcher.io/>`_, install it and run it.

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Using Etcher

Click :guilabel:`Select image` and select your ISO file.

Click :guilabel:`Select drive` and select your USB stick.

Click :guilabel:`Flash!`.

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How to make a bootable DVD
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Optical discs are slow and burning to disc is prone to errors.

.. note::
	To prevent issues, burn at the lowest possible speed.

.. warning::
	Burn the content of the ISO onto the DVD, not the ISO file itself. When finished, your DVD should contain directories such as ``boot`` and ``casper``, it shouldn't be an empty DVD containing an .iso file.

In ChallengeOS
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Install and use ``brasero``.

In Windows
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Right-click the ISO file and select :menuselection:`Burn disk image`.

To make sure the ISO was burned without any errors, select :menuselection:`Verify disc after burning`.

In Mac OS
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Right-click the ISO file and select :menuselection:`Burn Disk Image to Disc`.