Get started

The Get Started section guides you through the requirements and installation of Clear Linux* OS. Follow these step-by-step instructions to get started with Clear Linux OS, fast.

Pre-install

There are a couple of things to take care of before you install.

• Recommended minimum system requirements

• Check Processor Compatibility

• Create a bootable USB drive using Etcher*

When installing Clear Linux* OS in a VM, consider which kernel to use.

• Compatible VM kernels

Install

• Install Clear Linux* OS from the live desktop
• Install Clear Linux* OS from the live server
• Install using clr-installer and a configuration file
• Install Clear Linux OS Over the Network with iPXE

Install in a virtual machine

• Clear Linux* OS on Microsoft Hyper-V*
• Clear Linux* OS on KVM
• Clear Linux* OS on Parallels* Desktop for Mac*
• Clear Linux* OS on Proxmox* Virtual Environment
• Clear Linux* OS using virt-manager
• Clear Linux* OS on VirtualBox*
• Clear Linux* OS on VMware* Workstation Player
• Clear Linux* OS on VMware* ESXi
• Increase Virtual Disk Size of an Image

Deploy to the cloud

• Clear Linux* OS on Amazon Web Services*
• Clear Linux* OS on Microsoft* Azure*
• Clear Linux* OS on DigitalOcean*
• Clear Linux* OS on Google Cloud Platform*
• Import Clear Linux Image and Launch Instance on AWS
• Clear Linux* OS on QingCloud*

Containers

• Clear Linux* OS container images