Documentation
Everything to install and run Cyclop OS
The guides of the help centre, in the order you need them. Each section points to the page that answers it.
Install
From the image to the first login.
- System requirementsCan your computer run it.
- Choose your editionWhat Community, Education, Pro and Gaming really give you.
- Download and check the imageGet the image, and check its fingerprint in one command.
- Prepare a USB driveWrite the image and start the machine from it.
- Install Cyclop OSEvery screen of the installer, from the language to the first login.
- Activate your graphics cardNVIDIA and AMD drivers.
First steps
Once it runs.
- Update the system and the appsThe system in Settings, the apps in the store.
- Install an applicationCyclop Store, and Debian packages against Flatpaks.
- CustomizationLayouts, dark mode, fonts, the taskbar.
- GamingNative games and the others, with Steam, Proton and Lutris.
- Speed, heat and batteryRead what the machine is doing and pick a profile.
- Secure Boot and the Cyclop keyEnrol the key once and read the blue screen.
- Install next to WindowsKeep Windows, add Cyclop OS, choose at startup.
- NVIDIA driversWhich driver, how to check it, laptops with two chips.
- Websites and hostingWhat we build, what we run for you, and what it costs.
- Parental controlsWhat a child account can open, when, and for how long.
- Help centre homeThe full index of guides.
- Connect your phoneNotifications, clipboard and files between phone and desktop.
- Back up and restoreWeekly snapshots, and how to go back to one.
Windows applications
Run a program written for another system.
- Applications from another systemHow it works, and what to expect.
- Migrate from WindowsWho it suits, and how to bring your files.
- Apps by editionWhat is included or available in each edition.
Cyclop Windows Apps is not available on the Community edition.
Support and when something breaks
Not finding your answer?
Search the whole help centre, or ask the people who run the same setup.