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Once the installer has loaded, we will find the following screen:
On this screen, in the lower panel, we will see the shortcuts for (from left to right):
1. The Firefox browser.
2. The file manager.
3. The text editor.
4. Gparted (the disk partitioner).
5. The first shortcut to the installer (blue RebornOS icon).
6. The second shortcut to the installer (green RebornOS icon).
7. The RebornOS Welcome Screen.
8. The terminal.
If we close the installer, and click on the icon of the first access of the installer (the RebornOS icon in blue), cnchi will load all the mirrors by default.
On the contrary, if we click on the icon of the second access to the installer (the RebornOS icon in green), the installer will run without updating any mirror to its default condition.
NOTE: How to use the installer shortcuts
As you may have seen, the cnchi installer now offers two shortcuts to start the installer: one blue, and the other green.
Why?
Upon launching the installer by clicking on the blue RebornOS icon, cnchi will restore Arch Linux mirror files to their initial condition. Therefore, if the user closes the installer, and then runs for example reflector from the terminal to update the Arch Linux mirror listing, and then runs the installer again from the blue icon, this updated listing will be replaced by the mirrors originals offered by cnchi.
In order for the installer not to perform this replacement of the mirrors file generated by reflector, the user will have to start cnchi from the green RebornOS icon. Next, for cnchi to use the new updated list of mirrors created by reflector, the user must select, in the '''Mirrors selection screen''', the option '''Leave the mirrors lists as they are'''.
You can read about using reflector, on the Arch Wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Reflector
Continuing with the use of cnchi...
By clicking on the Install it button, we will access the following screen:
Above and to the right of the cnchi installer screen, we will see two buttons: the first, an arrow pointing to the left, is the back button, and the one next to it is the forward button (right arrow).
On this screen, we will select the RebornOS installation language.
If we are behind a proxy, we will click on the button that says "I'm behind a proxy!", and we will see the following screen:
On this screen, you can select where you are.
After selecting your location, click on advance, and you will access the following screen:
If you are not behind a proxy, click on forward, and you will see the following screen:
This screen will indicate the status of your system: RebornOS installation requires at least 8GB of Storage space. It will also indicate if it is connected to a power source, it is connected to the internet, the installer is up-to-date, in addition to indicating whether or not there is any package that could interfere with the installation.
If everything is correct, click on forward, and you will access the following screen:
On this screen you can select your location. Then, click on advance, and you will get to the following screen:
Here you will select your time zone. click on advance after selecting, and you will access the following screen:
Here you can select your keyboard layout.
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
On this screen, you will be able to select the desktop to install.
It is possible to install only the base system without any desktop environment, or you can select one of the 13 desktops available in RebornOS.
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
On this screen you can select extra installation options (remember that by clicking on the box at the bottom left that says Show advanced features, you will have more options to choose from).
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
This screen appears when you select Arch User Repository (AUR), where you will see the disclaimer. Click Close.
On this screen you are offered the possibility to select a USB drive (or a USB stick), or a partition, that RebornOS can use as a storage space for the files you cnchi. This will allow you, in the event that the installer loses the internet connection, to avoid having to download everything again.
ATTENTION: PLEASE NOTE THAT THE UNIT OR PARTITION SELECTED WILL BE COMPLETELY DELETED BY THE INSTALLER.
You can continue without selecting anything here.
This is the RebornOS mirror selection screen. You have 3 options to choose from:
1. Let Cnchi sort the mirrors lists (recommended). This is the default option of cnchi, where it will select the most suitable mirrors for its installation, automatically.
2. Leave the mirrors lists as they are. In this option cnchi will not perform any task with the mirrors.
3. Manage the mirrors lists manually (advanced). In this option, you will be allowed to choose between any of the mirrors manually.
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
Here are the RebornOS disk installation options.
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
Here you specify the destination drive for the installation, the bootloader to be used, and the device (if LUKS has been selected, the password must be entered here).
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
Here you will be asked to enter your user information
Click on advance, and we will access the following screen:
On this screen you will see a summary of the options chosen for the installation. If everything is correct, click on advance.
This screen is the last option before the installation begins, to cancel it. If you agree to continue, the installation process will begin:
Next, we have the RebornOS Welcome Screen. Here you can quickly access, by one click, our website, our Discord server, our Wiki, our forum, our socials, you can leave us feedback, you can find out who makes up RebornOS, and the status of our services, among other things:
ΒΆ Troubleshooting
To troubleshoot your installation, start the installer from your terminal with
sudo cnchi-start.sh
or have a look at our troubleshooting page for common issues