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== Install Media ==
== Install Media ==
Most any live or minimal install media iso images can install funtoo.  Funtoo suggests sysrescuecd.  Images may be burned to cd, or loaded on a usb thumb drive by either dd or unetbootin.  Unetbootin has linux, windows, and mac binaries so anyone can install funtoo from live usb media.
Most any live or minimal install media iso images can install funtoo.  Funtoo suggests sysrescuecd.  Images may be burned to cd, or loaded on a usb thumb drive by either dd or {{package|sys-boot/unetbootin}}.  Unetbootin has linux, windows, and mac binaries so anyone can comfortably install funtoo from familiar live usb media.


{|class="wikitable"
{{TableStart}}
! style="text-align:left;"|distro
<tr class="info"><th>distro</th><th>gui</th><th>uefi support</th><th>unetbootin support</th><th>architecture specific</th><th>notes</th></tr>
! gui
<tr><td>[http://www.sysresccd.org/Download Sysrescuecd]</td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td><td>yes [http://www.sysresccd.org/Sysresccd-manual-en_How_to_install_SystemRescueCd_on_an_USB-stick *]</td><td>no</td><td>recommended media</td></tr>
! uefi support
<tr><td>[http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Ubuntu]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td><td>must download specific architecture</td></tr>
! unetbootin support
<tr><td>[https://www.debian.org/CD/live/ Debian]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>yes</td><td>yes</td><td>must download specific architecture</td></tr>
! architecture specific
<tr><td>[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD Fedora]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>untested</td><td>yes</td><td>untested</td></tr>
! notes
<tr><td>[http://wiki.centos.org/Download CentOS]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>untested</td><td>yes</td><td>untested</td></tr>
|-
<tr><td>[https://software.opensuse.org/132/en open suse]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>untested</td><td>yes</td><td>link in the green outline displays live iso images</td></tr>
|[http://www.sysresccd.org/Download Sysrescuecd]
<tr><td>[http://www.mageia.org/en/downloads/ mageia]</td><td>yes</td><td>unknown</td><td>untested</td><td>yes</td><td>untested</td></tr>
|yes
<tr><td>[https://get.gentoo.org/ Gentoo minimal install]</td><td>no</td><td>unknown</td><td>probably</td><td>yes</td><td>must download specific architecture</td></tr>
|yes
{{TableEnd}}
|no
|no
|recommended media
|-
|[http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop Ubuntu]
|yes
|unknown
|yes
|yes
|must download specific architecture  
|-
|[https://www.debian.org/CD/live/ Debian]
|yes
|unknown
|yes
|yes
|must download specific architecture  
|-
|[https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD Fedora]
|yes
|unknown
|yes
|yes
|untested
|-
|[http://wiki.centos.org/Download CentOS]
|yes
|unknown
|yes
|yes
|untested
|-
|[https://get.gentoo.org/ Gentoo minimal install]
|no
|unknown
|probably
|yes
|must download specific architecture  
|-
|}
 
i [[User:Threesixes|Threesixes]] ([[User talk:Threesixes|talk]]) suggest we target top 10 distros live media setups....  http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity  not sure if there is a unetbootin page or not

Latest revision as of 05:58, May 30, 2015

Install Media

Most any live or minimal install media iso images can install funtoo. Funtoo suggests sysrescuecd. Images may be burned to cd, or loaded on a usb thumb drive by either dd or sys-boot/unetbootin. Unetbootin has linux, windows, and mac binaries so anyone can comfortably install funtoo from familiar live usb media.

distroguiuefi supportunetbootin supportarchitecture specificnotes
Sysrescuecdyesyesyes *norecommended media
Ubuntuyesunknownyesyesmust download specific architecture
Debianyesunknownyesyesmust download specific architecture
Fedorayesunknownuntestedyesuntested
CentOSyesunknownuntestedyesuntested
open suseyesunknownuntestedyeslink in the green outline displays live iso images
mageiayesunknownuntestedyesuntested
Gentoo minimal installnounknownprobablyyesmust download specific architecture