Situatie

Download the latest ISO from the project’s download page or SourceForge mirror. Verify the checksum if available before creating installation media.

Linux

sudo dd if=bluestar-linux.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress oflag=sync

Replace /dev/sdX with your USB device.

Windows

Recommended tools:

• Rufus
• Ventoy
• balenaEtcher

1. Insert the USB drive
2. Open your computer’s boot menu
3. Select the USB device
4. Boot into the Bluestar Live environment.

Before installing, verify that:

• Graphics work correctly.
• Wi-Fi connects successfully.
• Audio functions properly.
• Touchpad and keyboard operate normally.

If everything works in the live session, it will usually work after installation.

Double-click the installer icon on the desktop.

The installer guides you through:

• Language
• Keyboard layout
• Time zone
• Disk partitioning
• User creation
• Bootloader installation

Automatic Partitioning

Recommended for new users.

The installer automatically creates:

• EFI System Partition
• Root partition
• Swap (if configured)

Example layout:

Partition	Size	Filesystem	Mount Point
EFI	512 MB	FAT32	/boot/efi
Root	40 GB	ext4	/
Home	Remaining	ext4	/home
Swap	4–8 GB	swap	—

For UEFI systems, ensure the EFI partition is formatted as FAT32.

Specify:

• Username
• Password
• Computer hostname
• Administrator privileges

Use a strong password.

Bluestar installs GRUB automatically for both UEFI and legacy BIOS systems. After installation, reboot and remove the USB drive.

Log into KDE Plasma.

Open Konsole to update the system.

Update the System

sudo pacman -Syu

Because Bluestar is a rolling-release distribution, frequent updates are recommended.

Install reflector if desired:

sudo pacman -S reflector

Generate a mirror list:

sudo reflector \
--country "United States" \
--latest 20 \
--protocol https \
--sort rate \
--save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Then update:

sudo pacman -Syyu

sudo pacman -S base-devel git

These packages are required for building software from the Arch User Repository.

Example using yay:

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git

cd yay

makepkg -si

You can now install AUR packages:

yay -S visual-studio-code-bin

Intel

sudo pacman -S mesa vulkan-intel intel-media-driver

AMD

sudo pacman -S mesa vulkan-radeon

NVIDIA

sudo pacman -S nvidia nvidia-utils

Reboot after installing proprietary NVIDIA drivers.

sudo pacman -S cups system-config-printer

Enable the service:

sudo systemctl enable --now cups

Modern Bluestar releases use PipeWire.

Install additional packages if needed:

sudo pacman -S

pipewire

pipewire-pulse

wireplumber

Verify:

pactl info

Office

sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh

Browser

sudo pacman -S firefox

Media

sudo pacman -S vlc

Image Editing

sudo pacman -S gimp

Development

sudo pacman -S

python

gcc

clang

cmake

rust

go

Install UFW:

sudo pacman -S ufw

Enable:

sudo systemctl enable --now ufw

Allow SSH if needed:

sudo ufw allow ssh

Enable firewall:

sudo ufw enable

sudo pacman -S flatpak

Add Flathub:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub \
https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

Install applications:

flatpak install flathub org.libreoffice.LibreOffice

Install Timeshift:

sudo pacman -S timeshift

Configure scheduled snapshots for easy recovery after updates.

sudo systemctl enable fstrim.timer

Verify:

systemctl status fstrim.timer

Open System Settings to configure:

• Display scaling
• Global theme
• Window behavior
• Power management
• Night Color
• Virtual desktops
• Keyboard shortcuts

Update system:

sudo pacman -Syu

Search packages:

pacman -Ss package

Install package:

sudo pacman -S package

Remove package:

sudo pacman -R package

Remove package and dependencies:

sudo pacman -Rns package

Clean package cache:

sudo pacman -Sc

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