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fix typo ARM->AMD
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Expand Up @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ GhostBSD is available for general use.

## System requirements

* 2 GHz dual core Intel/ARM 64-bit processor
* 4 GiB RAM (system memory for physical and viritualized installs)
* 2 GHz dual core Intel/AMD 64-bit processor
* 4 GiB RAM (system memory for physical and virtualized installs)
* VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
* Network connection
* 15 GiB of storage
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The **GhostBSD** ISO image is available for download [here](https://www.ghostbsd.org/download).

Experimental development images are available for download [here](https://download.ghostbsd.org/development/amd64/latest/).
~~Experimental development images are available for download [here](https://download.ghostbsd.org/development/amd64/latest/).~~

## Creating a bootable USB flash drive

After downloading the appropriate ISO image, copy it to a USB flash drive using one of the methods described below.

**Please Note**:
* GhostBSD-YY.MM.DD.iso represents the current GhostBSD ISO, for example, GhostBSD-23.06.18.iso.
* GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso represents the current GhostBSD ISO, for example, GhostBSD-25.01-R14.2p2.iso.
* Likewise, X is a number or letter that will change based on the number of drives attached to the computer, for example, /dev/da-1 or /dev/sdb.
* It may also be necessary to run the commands below as root using a tool like sudo.

**On \*BSD**
**On FreeBSD**
```
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.MM.DD.iso of=/dev/daX bs=3m
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso of=/dev/daX bs=3m
```

**On OpenBSD**
```
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso of=/dev/rsdXc bs=3m
```

**On NetBSD**
```
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso of=/dev/rsdXd bs=3m
```

**On Linux**
```
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.MM.DD.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=3M
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=3M
```

**On macOS**
```
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.MM.DD.iso of=/dev/diskX bs=3m
dd if=/path/to/GhostBSD-YY.PP-RXX.YpL.iso of=/dev/diskX bs=3m
```

**On Windows**
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A list of additional live USB creation tools can be found on [Wikpedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tools_to_create_Live_USB_systems).

The steps described above will create a bootable GhostBSD system on a USB flash drive. To start a live session, insert the flash drive into the computer, reboot, and select the flash drive as the boot device. Further information can be found [here](https://wiki.ghostbsd.org/index.php/Starting_GhostBSD_Live_Media).
The steps described above will create a bootable GhostBSD system on a USB flash drive. To start a live session, insert the flash drive into the computer, reboot, and select the flash drive as the boot device. Further information can be found [here](#starting-the-ghostbsd-live-system).

Users have also reported success with [Ventoy](https://ventoy.net)

## Virtualization environments

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