Difference between revisions of "Use the Live USB"

Revision as of 16:01, 21 May 2010

Archivematica can be run as a Live USB.

Shut down your PC or laptop and insert the Archivematica USB key.
Make sure no other devices are plugged into your USB ports
Turn on your PC and hold down the key which brings up your computer's boot menu. This is usually F12. As you computer BIOS loads it will typically notify the user (briefly) which key(s) to press to enter the boot menu.
Choose the boot from USB option
Give the XUbuntu desktop a few minutes to load
To help you get started, look in the Docs directory on the desktop for the Archivematica workflow instructions document.
IMPORTANT: To shut down Archivematica, go to the top right of the screen and click on the quit button.

Click the 'Shut Down' button. Give XUbuntu a few minutes to shut down.

There are some known limitations with using a Live USB on Macs and older PCs.

You can download and create your own Archivematica Live USB.

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 #Give the XUbuntu desktop a few minutes to load
 #To help you get started, look in the Docs directory on the desktop for the Archivematica workflow instructions document.
+#IMPORTANT: To shut down Archivematica, go to the top right of the screen and click on the quit button.
+Click the 'Shut Down' button. Give XUbuntu a few minutes to shut down.
+[[File:ShutdownMouseOver.png|right]]
+[[File:ShutdownMenu.png|right]]
 There are some [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_USB#Limitations known limitations] with using a Live USB on Macs and older PCs.
 You can [[download]] and create your own Archivematica Live USB.