Download ARC OS

Prerequisites

• ARC Hardware or a Raspberry pi zero 2w
• A computer
• A micro SD card with at least 16GB of free space
• At least 4GB of free space on your computer

Installation Steps

1. Hardware assembly

   Before proceeding, make sure the ARC hardware is assembled correctly

2. Install the necessary files and tools

   Install the .img file from the website and a disk image utility like Balena Etcher

3. Plug the micro SD card into the computer

   flash the .img file onto the SD card

4. Flash the image

   plug the SD card into the raspberry pi, and turn the power on

5. Log in

   Log into pi, with the password root

6. Reboot

   Once the flashing is complete, reboot your device:

   sudo reboot

Virtual Machine Installation Steps

1. Download the .img.gz file

   Click the download link on this page and save the .img.gz file to your computer.

2. Extract the disk image

   Unzip the file to get the .img file. On Linux or macOS, run:

   gunzip Arc.img.gz

   On Windows, you can use 7-Zip or WinRAR to extract the .img file.

3. Create a new virtual machine

   In your virtualization software (VirtualBox, QEMU, VMware, etc.), create a new virtual machine. When prompted for a hard disk, choose "use existing disk" and select the extracted .img file. For testing I used 2GB of Ram and 20GB for storage.

4. Start the virtual machine

   Boot the VM. The system will start from the provided image.

5. Log in

   At the login prompt, enter:

   • Username: user
   • Password: admin

6. Optional: Resize disk (if needed)

   If you want to expand the virtual disk, use your VM software's disk resize feature, then expand the partition from inside the VM using a tool like gparted.

7. Reboot the VM

   After any changes or updates, reboot your virtual machine:

   sudo reboot