How to Install DragonFly on Windows 11

DragonFly is an open-source operating system based on FreeBSD. It is designed to offer improved performance, scalability, and reliability. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install DragonFly on Windows 11.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 11 PC with at least 4GB of RAM and 20GB of free disk space.
• VirtualBox software installed on your system.
• DragonFly ISO file downloaded from https://github.com/corecode/dma.

Step 1: Install VirtualBox

You can download VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Install VirtualBox by running the downloaded installer and following the installation wizard.

Step 2: Create a New Virtual Machine

1. Launch VirtualBox and click on the "New" button on the top left corner of the window.
2. In the "Create Virtual Machine" wizard, enter "DragonFly" as the name of your virtual machine.
3. Select "BSD" as the Type and "FreeBSD (64-bit)" as the version.
4. Allocate at least 2GB of RAM for the virtual machine, and select "Create a virtual hard disk now".
5. Choose "VDI" as the file type for the virtual hard disk.
6. Allocate at least 20GB of disk space for the virtual hard disk, and select "Dynamically allocated" as the storage on physical hard disk.
7. Click "Create" to create the new virtual machine.

Step 3: Configure Virtual Machine Settings

1. Select the "DragonFly" virtual machine in VirtualBox and click on the "Settings" button on the top menu.
2. In the "System" tab, allocate at least 2 CPU cores and enable "PAE/NX".
3. In the "Storage" tab, click on the "Empty" CD/DVD drive and click on the "Choose Virtual Optical Disk File" button.
4. Browse and select the DragonFly ISO file downloaded earlier, and click "OK".

Step 4: Install DragonFly

1. Start the "DragonFly" virtual machine.
2. Select "Install DragonFly" from the boot menu and press enter.
3. Follow the installation wizard to configure your system settings, such as disk partitioning, user accounts, and network configuration. (Note: refer to DragonFly documentations for detailed instructions on how to install DragonFly)
4. Once the installation is complete, remove the ISO file from the optical drive and restart the virtual machine.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed DragonFly on Windows 11 using VirtualBox. You can now use DragonFly to explore its features and capabilities. Remember to save your virtual machine state before shutting down and always use it in a safe and secure environment.

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