====== NixOS live boot ======

//The live boot is based on NixOS and is coded in Nix, you can find the source code for it on the [[https://github.com/Phobos-Tau/MTKClient-NixOS-Live-Boot|MTKClient-NixOS-Live-Boot]] GitHub// 
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Prerequisites: 
  - A PC
  - A USB flash drive with at least 3 GB of storage
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//The live boot supports both 64 bit and ARM, although at the time of writing this the ARM build is untested.// 

=== Creating the live boot ===

  - You'll first need to download the live boot image. Make sure that you download it for your computers CPU architecture (x86_64 is [[wp>x64|x64]] and aarch64 is [[wp>ARM architecture|ARM]]): https://drive.proton.me/urls/DKTPCA86QR#g7CKnFBF6K4i \\ \\
  - You will need a program to write the ISO to the flash drive. Balena Etcher can be used for this and is available on all major platforms, you can download it here: https://etcher.balena.io/. After installing, launch the program and write the ISO to the flash drive.\\ \\

Your flash drive should now be ready and bootable!

=== Booting into the live boot ===

Using the live boot can depend on your specific computer. But the overall process will require you to:

  - Access BIOS/UEFI. \\ \\
  - Turn off "Secure boot". \\ \\
  - Change the boot order to boot into the flash drive. \\ \\

This process differs across computers, and because the NixOS manual already has a description for how to go about this, it is recommended that you read that.

Read steps 1 and 2 in the "Booting from the install medium" section, pay special attention to the notes below these steps.

NixOS "Booting from the install medium" section: https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#sec-installation-booting

If all goes well you should be greeted with the xfce desktop.