Installation guide

From download to a running system in six steps.

  1. 1
    Download & verify
    Get the .img and check the SHA256 matches.
  2. 2
    Flash to USB
    Write the image to a USB stick (16 GB+) with dd or Rufus.
  3. 3
    Boot the USB
    Reboot and pick the USB from the boot menu. Works on UEFI and BIOS.
  4. 4
    Try or install
    Choose Live Desktop to try, or Install takhiOS to run the installer.
  5. 5
    Partition & confirm
    Visual partition editor — type the disk name to confirm any wipe.
  6. 6
    Done
    Reboot into a clean Arch system with bcachefs and Limine.

Quick flash

lsblk
sudo dd if=takhios-community-desktop-2026.08.30-1956.uil.img of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress