As of now, only the *Phyllome OS Desktop II edition* is available as an ISO file. The *II edition* is tuned for Intel CPUs and Intel GPUs. It is also known as *ldhi*, for *live*, *desktop*, *hypervisor*, and *intel*.
> If you intent to install Phyllome OS permanently on your computer, use a [Fedora Server ISO instead](https://getfedora.org/en/server/), as it is not yet possible to install Phyllome OS from the live image. The steps below are made to be generic, and should be valid regardless of the ISO you use
* [**The direct link**](https://github.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos/releases/download/v.0.2.0-alpha/phyllome-live_ldhi_v0.2.0-alpha_x86_64.iso) to download the ISO. It will take some time to load.
> As of now, there is no checksum available, and the release is not signed using GPG keys. Among other things, it means that there is no guarantee about the authenticity of the file or its integrity, whatsoever. Alternatively, a safer is to deploy Phyllome OS [in a virtual machine](https://github.com/PhyllomeOS/phyllomeos#how-to-hack-phyllome-os) or to deploy it directly on a host using [this method](/deploy/live)
The next command assumes that the ISO file is available in the *Downloads* folder and that the target medium is called `sdz`. You can identify the correct target device using the `lsblk` command line tool. Modify the command according to your context.
The instructions are designed with Etcher in mind. Other tools such as [Rufus](https://rufus.ie/en/), [Unetbootin](https://unetbootin.github.io/) or [Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html) are likely to work too.
> Etcher is an open-source, cross platform tool for flashing images to a target medium. It is developed and made available by [balena](https://www.balena.io/).
* Etcher should have autodetected your USB flash drive. If this is not the case, press *Change* on the welcome screen and pick the desired destination on the new window.
By default, when a computer boots up, it will look for an operating system on the internal storage device first. If there is one, it will load this operating system and ignore any other media, such as any USB flash drive that may be plugged to the computer.
To boot from a USB flash drive, one would have to either temporary or permanently alter the so-called boot order. The boot order instructs at what point and where it should look for an operating system. The following section illustrates how to change the boot order *temporary*.
> The process to change the boot order depends on your current computer platform. Please follow the instruction that matches your platform.
> Booting from a USB flash drive is a **non-destructive** process, which means that it won't affect any pre-existing operating system that may be installed on your computer. As a precautious, it may be good to backup your data or, even better, to use a computer with no personnal data on it.
*If you have followed the procedure using the Phyllome OS ISO, go to the section [Get started with the live system](/getstarted/live).*
*If you have followed the procedure using the Fedora Server ISO, with the intent of installing Phyllome OS permanently, please go to the [Install Phyllome OS page](https://wiki.phyllo.me/deploy/install) instead.*
