:Author: OSGeo-Live
:Author: Cameron Shorter, Hamish Bowman
:Version: osgeo-live5.5
:License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported  (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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OSGeo-Live Quickstart
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This Quick Start describes how to start OSGeo-Live from a DVD or USB.

System Requirements
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Your computer should have at least:

* RAM: 1 GB.
* CPU: 1 GHz i686 or compatible (Intel/AMD)
* Hard Disk: 

 * None required if running directly from the DVD 
 * |osgeo-live-hdspace| if you wish to install the operating system. 

* Mouse: a 3-button mouse is useful, especially for Mac trackpad users. 

Run:
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  Source an OSGeo-Live DVD, ISO available from: http://download.osgeo.org/livedvd 
  Put the DVD into your computer's CD drive, then reboot your computer.

  If your computer is set to boot from CD (as is often the case) you should
  boot up into an Xubuntu system, with Geospatial applications installed.
  Otherwise you'll have to adjust the BIOS boot settings or press the boot
  menu button just after powering-up.

   .. image:: ../../images/screenshots/800x600/osgeolive_boot_select.png
     :scale: 70 %
     :alt: boot select

  When you see the above screen, you can press the spacebar to get to the special
  boot-up options menu. In most cases you won't have to do that.

   .. image:: ../../images/screenshots/800x600/osgeolive_boot.png
     :scale: 70 %
     :alt: boot

  Sit back while the system boots up.

   .. image:: ../../images/screenshots/800x600/osgeolive_menu.png
     :scale: 70 %
     :alt: boot select

  Try the many applications from the :menuselection:`Geospatial` menu. 

  Getting started with the Xfce desktop: (an online work in progress)
    http://docs.xfce.org/start

  Getting started with the Ubuntu operating system: (a nice PDF e-book)
    `/usr/local/share/doc/Getting_Started_with_Ubuntu_12.04.pdf </usr/local/share/doc/Getting_Started_with_Ubuntu_12.04.pdf>`_

  Further online help with the Ubuntu operating system: (n.b. we use the traditional Xfce desktop interface, not the tablet-like Unity desktop interface)
    https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/

    https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/C/

    https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-classic/gnome-classic-index/C/


See Also:
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 * :doc:`virtualization_quickstart`
 * :doc:`osgeolive_install_quickstart`
 * :doc:`usb_quickstart`