Installation Overview

tuinix ships as an ISO image that includes the installer and system configuration. An internet connection is required during installation to fetch packages.

Get the ISO

Download the latest ISO from the releases page (v0.4.0), or build it yourself:

git clone https://github.com/timlinux/tuinix.git
cd tuinix
./scripts/build-iso.sh

Choose your target

Target	Guide
Physical machine	Bare Metal Installation
QEMU, virt-manager, VirtualBox	VM Installation

Requirements

Resource	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	x86_64	Modern x86_64
RAM	4 GB	8 GB+
Storage	20 GB	50 GB+
Boot mode	UEFI	UEFI

UEFI required

tuinix requires UEFI boot mode. Legacy BIOS is not supported. Secure Boot must be disabled because ZFS kernel modules are unsigned.