:Author: OSGeo-Live
:Author: Cameron Shorter, Hamish Bowman
:Reviewer: Cameron Shorter, LISAsoft
:Version: osgeo-live7.0
: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 a Lubuntu 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.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. 

See Also:
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 * Getting started with Lubuntu and the LXDE desktop (which is used by OSGeo-Live):
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Documentation and
    http://wiki.lxde.org
 * Getting started with the Ubuntu operating system:
    `local eBook <file:///usr/local/share/doc/Getting_Started_with_Ubuntu_13.10.pdf>`_ and `extended online help <http://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/>`_
 * :doc:`virtualization_quickstart`
 * :doc:`osgeolive_install_quickstart`
 * :doc:`usb_quickstart`